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  2. Embolectomy - Wikipedia

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    It usually involves removal of thrombi (blood clots), and is then referred to as thromboembolectomy or thrombectomy. Embolectomy is an emergency procedure often as the last resort because permanent occlusion of a significant blood flow to an organ leads to necrosis. Other involved therapeutic options are anticoagulation and thrombolysis.

  3. MERCI Retriever - Wikipedia

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    MERCI Retriever L5. The MERCI Retriever is a medical device designed to treat Ischemic Strokes.The name is an acronym for Mechanical Embolus Removal in Cerebral Ischemia. . Designed by University of California, Los Angeles in 2001, MERCI was the first device approved in the U.S. to remove blood clots in patients who had acute brain isch

  4. Thrombectomy - Wikipedia

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    It thus contrasts with thrombolysis (clot dissolution) by thrombolytic medications (e.g., alteplase, reteplase), as either alternative or complement thereto. It is commonly performed in the cerebral arteries ( interventional neuroradiology ) as treatment to reverse the ischemia in some ischemic strokes (i.e., those in which the blockage is a ...

  5. Thrombolysis - Wikipedia

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    Thrombolysis, also called fibrinolytic therapy, is the breakdown of blood clots formed in blood vessels, using medication. It is used in ST elevation myocardial infarction, stroke, and in cases of severe venous thromboembolism (massive pulmonary embolism or extensive deep vein thrombosis). [citation needed]

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    The AOL.com video experience serves up the best video content from AOL and around the web, curating informative and entertaining snackable videos.

  7. Inferior vena cava filter - Wikipedia

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    Choice of route depends mainly on the number and location of any blood clot within the venous system. To place the filter, a catheter is guided into the IVC using fluoroscopic guidance, then the filter is pushed through the catheter and deployed into the desired location, usually just below the junction of the IVC and the lowest renal vein. [44]

  8. My husband, NBC’s David Bloom, died of a blood clot ... - AOL

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    20 years ago NBC's David Bloom died after deep vein thrombosis caused a blood clot to block an artery in his lungs causing pulmonary embolism. Wife, Melanie, raises awareness.

  9. Thrombosis - Wikipedia

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    Thrombosis (from Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις (thrómbōsis) 'clotting') is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system. When a blood vessel (a vein or an artery) is injured, the body uses platelets (thrombocytes) and fibrin to form a blood clot to prevent blood loss ...