What is systemic thromboembolism?

Those that migrate to mainstream, 80% intracardiac wall origin, remaining by aortic aneurysm, ulcerated plaques, fragmentation of vegetative valve. May be paradoxical embolisms Can migrate to large number of locations (MI (75%), brain, intestines, kidneys, spleen, MS) consequence depends on collateral circulations, infarction in obilterated artery area.