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arterial embolism, circulatory system, arterial embolism, sudden interruption of blood flow to an organ, body part, caused, the artery that supplies the blood to that organ, body part is blocked, embolus, blood clot, atherosclerotic plaque, has moved, in the bloodstream from its point of origin to a new location, point of origin, the embolus, the heart, a large blood vessel, an embolus, clot, a piece of plaque that acts, a clot, travels, site where it formed to another location, embolism, lodge in an artery, new location, block the flow of blood, blockage deprives the tissues in that location of its normal blood flow, oxygen, lack of blood, oxygen, "ischemia", result in damage, death, the tissues, necrosis, in that organ, arterial embolism, a single embolus, multiple emboli, arterial emboli, affect the extremities, the legs, feet, involve the brain, causing a stroke, heart, causing a heart attack, less common sites include the kidneys, gut, intestines, eyes, a major risk, emboli is atrial fibrillation, the blood flow, the atria, slow enough to trigger clots to form, travel, embolize, risk of an embolism increases, factors that tend to form clots, injury, damage to an artery wall, hematologic, blood component, conditions associated, increased clotting, increased platelet count, disorders, another condition that poses a high risk, embolization, brain, mitral stenosis, endocarditis, cause arterial emboli, paradoxical embolization, a clot travels, a hole, in the heart, the foramen ovale, an embolism involves, arteries supplying blood flow, lungs, pulmonary embolism, rather than arterial embolism, a different condition, clots originated, in the veins, not the arteries, endocarditis, cause pulmonary embolism, embolization in an extremity, muscle pain, in the extremity, knee pain, foot pain, numbness, tingling, in the extremity, pale color of arm, leg, decreased, absent pulse, in the extremity, decreased extremity temperature, extremity feels cold to touch, lack of movement, the extremity, weakness, the extremity, muscle spasm, in the extremity, body feels cool, fingers, hands, muscle function loss, abruptly, slowly depending on the size, the embolus, extent to which it blocks the blood flow, later symptoms, blisters develop, skin erosion, ulcer, skin necrosis, skin is dark, skin falling off, sloughing, emboli in an internal organ, complications, symptoms of ischemia, lack of oxygen, infarction, tissue death, organ involved, pain, temporary decreased organ function, decreased, absent pulse, decreased, absent blood pressure, in the extremity, signs of tissue necrosis, gangrene, tests to diagnose arterial embolism, reveal the source of emboli, a doppler ultrasound exam of an extremity, transcranial doppler, echocardiography, transthoracic, transesophageal echocardiography, tee, myocardial contrast echocardiography, mce, magnetic resonance imaging, angiography, the affected extremity, organ, renal arteriography, extremity arteriography, plethysmography, a duplex doppler/ultrasound exam of extremity, tests, isotope study, platelet aggregation test, factor viii assay, euglobulin lysis time, elt, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, pai-1, tissue-type plasminogen activator, t-pa, levels, arterial embolism, prompt hospitalization, goals of treatment, to control symptoms, to improve the interrupted blood flow, intravenous analgesics, administered, pain control, medications that improve blood flow by breaking up the clot, local thrombolytics, streptokinase, development of new clots is prevented, anticoagulants, warfarin, heparin, antiplatelet medications, aspirin, ticlopidine, clopidogrel, surgical procedures appropriate, people, thromboaspiration, clot aspiration, embolectomy, clot removal, a balloon catheter, open surgery, angioplasty, dilatation, the artery, a balloon catheter, implantation of a stent, bypass, the blood vessel, underlying cause, the emboli, prevent further embolization, depending on the location, the embolism, extent that the embolism affects blood supply, arterial embolism, serious, not treated promptly, life-threatening, a 25 to 30% death rate, permanently damaged, up to approximately 25% of cases requiring amputation of an affected extremity, arterial emboli, recur after successful treatment, infection, in the affected tissue, tissue death, necrosis, gangrene, the extremity, gas gangrene, requiring amputation, septic shock, acute mi, transient ischemic attack, tia, stroke, cva, temporary, permanent kidney failure, temporary, permanent decrease/loss of other organ functions, symptoms indicate you, have an arterial embolism, prevention of arterial embolization begins, prevention, the source, the embolus, a high risk, embolism is identified, blood thinners, coumadin, prevent formation of a blood clot that could be a source, the embolism, antiplatelet agents, measures to reduce atherosclerosis, reduce risk of an arterial embolus forming, a piece of atherosclerotic plaque, risk, atherosclerosis, clot formation/embolism increases in persons who smoke, under stress, overweight, who lead a sedentary life.