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Arterial Embolism
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Arterial Embolism Treatment
Arterial embolism requires prompt hospitalization for treatment. The goals of treatment are to control symptoms and to improve the interrupted blood flow to the affected area of the body. Intravenous analgesics are administered for pain control.
Medications that improve blood flow by breaking up the clot are local thrombolytics (such as streptokinase). The development of new clots is prevented with anticoagulants (such as warfarin or heparin) or antiplatelet medications (such as aspirin, ticlopidine, and clopidogrel).
Surgical procedures may be appropriate for some people. These may include thromboaspiration (clot aspiration), embolectomy (clot removal through a balloon catheter or through open surgery), angioplasty (dilatation of the artery with a balloon catheter) with or without implantation of a stent, and bypass of the blood vessel.
The underlying cause of the emboli, if identified, should be treated to prevent further embolization.
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Review Date : 5/22/2002
Reviewed By : Elena Sgarbossa, M.D., Department of Cardiology, Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Ctr., Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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