Question 1

what are these things coming from a saddle emboli?

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Blood clot: A saddle embolus is a blood clot that has traveled from one place like the leg or heart, and lodged at a branching point of a vessel, blocking it as it sits on the branch like a rider on a saddle.  The two most common places for the embolus to lodge are in the lung in the pulmonary artery or at the end of the aorta, where the aorta splits.

Question 2

what causes cardiovascular emboli and how is it treated?

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Plaque: Plaque in blood vessels breaks loose causing emboli (particles of plaque and blood clots) travelling down and they can clog up other small arteries causing stroke, leg ischemia or bowel ischemia depending on the location. Treatment is plaque removal or plaque stabilization by surgery or medications.

Question 3

what is pulmonary emboli?

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Usually clots: Typically it is clots traveling from an area of thrombosis like leg deep veins thrombosis DVT , clots will break loose and get stuck in the pulmonary/lung arteries. Typically cause sudden shortness of breath, rapid heart rate and chest pain sometimes .. In other occasions emboli could be fat emboli with long bone/pelvic fracture, air embolus from procedures or foreign body.

Question 4

cardiogenic emboli, what are they like?

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Clot: When the heart is not beating effectively and emptying itself of all the blood, it can stay in the heart. Blood that is not flowing tends to clot. If clot forms, then the heart moves that out to the body then its called a cardiac embolus. The symptoms depends on where the clot go and what end organ it affects. Common problems are stroke (emboli to brain) and blockages in the arms/legs. Er required.

Question 5

is lymphovascular emboli and lymp nodes same ?

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Probably not: Not sure what “lymphovascular emboli” are.  Emboli are generally blood clots (although it could be an air bubble) that travel in a vein or artery and get “stuck” somewhere in your body - potentially very serious.  Lymph nodes are clusters of lymphocytes (a form of white blood cell) that are in your body and protect you from infection.  Normally there.  You often can feel some under your chin

Question 6

can you tell me more about cardiogenic emboli, what are they?

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Emboli: There are a number of types: in one case an infection on your heart valve can "shower" bits of bacteria out into the bloodstream; in another a condition called atrial fibrillation may allow clot to form in your atria which can get squirted out into the bloodstream.  There are others as well.

Question 7

please tell me what causes cardiovascular emboli?

Accepted Answer

Blood colts: Cardiovascular embolism can come from blood clots originating from heart  most common cause is atrial fibrillation and others from endocarditis -infection on valves , hole in heart, and cardiac tumors. There are also embolisms from atherosclerosis of ascending and aortic pathology - atheromas with plaque rupture and blood clots on the plaques.

Question 8

how is an  extraction of arterial emboli accomplished?

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Surgery or angiogram: Most often this is done with a relatively small cut over ther involved artery and embolectomy, similar to rotorooter for plumbing. Sometimes this is treated with catheters and devices to breakup and suction out or dissolve the clot.

Question 9

in what way is the extraction of arterial emboli accomplished?

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Medicine or surgery: Clots can sometimes be dissolved with medicine, but, often require a procedure for removal. Surgery id the most common way to remove most arterial emboli to large vessels.

Question 10

what are the difference between emboli, plaque, and thrombi?

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Vascular lesions: Plaque is cholesterol deposits in the wall of an artery. Thrombus &amp;#40;plural is thrombi&amp;#41; is a blood clot. Embolus &amp;#40;plural is emboli&amp;#41; is a piece of solid material moving through the bloodstream. It can consist of thrombus, fat, plaque, or foreign objects.

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