Active clinical trials for "Embolism"

To reduce episodes of first time stroke by 75 percent in children with sickle cell anemia by the administration of prophylactic transfusion therapy.

There is widespread acceptance that air in intravenous (IV) fluid tubing (lines) can pose a significant risk to patients.1 A rigorous literature search regarding sources of this air identified only anecdotal and non-clinical work regarding the presence and sources of air in IV tubing. Most published case studies have focused on air entrainment from accidental or inadvertent sources - empty IV fluid bags, incomplete priming of the tubing prior to infusion, and air-detection device failures, as examples. The sources (and volume) of air inside IV tubing during common surgical procedures or interventions have yet to be studied prospectively. Understanding the frequency and magnitude of the presence of unintended air in IV tubing is the first step in devising potential avoidance strategies for eliminating unintended air in IV tubing. This study was designed to identify both the sources and magnitude of air that occurs in IV tubing during routine surgical procedures.

The investigators' aim in this study is to assess the sensitivity and accuracy of YEARS algorithm in the diagnosis of PE.

Prospective study including all the consecutive patients admitted at the Department of Cardiology, Timone Hospital wih a definite diagnosis of IE according to the modified Duke criteria. The period of inclusion will be for 24 months. Eighty patients and age-matched control subject will be included. Primary end point are EE occurring during the antimicrobial treatment and secondary end points will be 6-month mortality, vegetation length and the impact of antimicrobial treatment on inflammation-induced procoagulant changes and endothelial cell activation.

The patients presenting with acute pulmonary embolism and right ventricular dysfunction are at high risk for life-threatening events and must be identified in the emergency department for adequate care and hospital admission. Echocardiography can identify right ventricular dysfunction, but this test is not always available, and echocardiographic criteria of right ventricular dysfunction vary among published studies. The primary purpose of this protocol is to study the prognostic value of a cardiac biomarker, h-FABP (heart-type Fatty Acid-Binding Protein) , to identify in the emergency department the patients presenting with high risk pulmonary embolism. As secondary outcomes, H-FABP results will be compared to other cardiac biomarkers (BNP, troponin) and clinical score performances that have been previously studied to stratify the prognosis of patients with pulmonary embolism in the emergency department.

The SENTRY Bioconvertible Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter has been developed to provide temporary protection against pulmonary embolism (PE).

In a randomized controlled design the study aims to investigate whether an intervention of 8 weeks supervised bicycle training program in addition to usual care can positively influence the physical capacity and quality of life in patients medically treated for pulmonary embolism.

A blood sample was taken before starting the patients on any thrombolytic treatment. The positivity threshold for D-Dimer was above 250 ng/ml. CTPA was performed after performing blood sampling. Patients with confirmed pulmonary embolisms were admitted to ICU for continued monitoring of vitals, consciousness level, and signs of tissue perfusion. Signs of shock or hemodynamic instability should be observed regularly. Patients were managed in the ICU with anticoagulants by parenteral use. The most commonly used items were Heparin, either Unfractionated (UFH) or low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH).D-dimer levels can leverage to detect PE. D-dimer levels can help in guiding the option of CTPA and the initiation of treatment for patients with suspected PE.

Objective: To evaluate whether trimester specific d-dimer levels and brain natriuretic protein (BNP), along with the modified Wells score (MWS), is a useful risk stratification tool to exclude pregnant women at low-risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) from diagnostic imaging with radiation exposure.

EARTH-TAVR is a diagnostic multicenter study to evaluate the occurrence and extent of cerebral embolization (total new lesion volume) in patients before TAVR versus 3 months after TAVR.