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Latest revision as of 11:07, 20 March 2023
SUMMARY
1. Cardiac source: mural thrombus & platelet aggregates in AF
2. Atheromas in neck arteries (carotid bifurcation) or aortic arch
3. Rheumatic heart disease
4. Post-MI
5. Vegetations on heart valves: prosthetic heart valves, endocarditis
6. Post-cardiac surgery or catheterization
7. Fat embolus: long bone fractures
8. DVT assoc. with PFO with shunt
9. Air embolus: decompression sickness
10. Subclavian artery thrombus: embolizing to the vertebral artery
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