Embolism, Cholesterol

Blocking of a blood vessel by CHOLESTEROL-rich atheromatous deposits, generally occurring in the flow from a large artery to small arterial branches. It is also called arterial-arterial embolization or atheroembolism which may be spontaneous or iatrogenic. Patients with spontaneous atheroembolism often have painful, cyanotic digits of acute onset.

Year introduced: 1994

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Tree Number(s): C14.907.355.350.454.500

MeSH Unique ID: D017700

Entry Terms:

• Cholesterol Embolisms
• Embolisms, Cholesterol
• Cholesterol Embolism
• Atheroembolism
• Atheroembolisms

Previous Indexing:

• Cholesterol (1966-1993)
• Embolism (1966-1993)

See Also:

• Blue Toe Syndrome

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Diseases Category
Cardiovascular Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Embolism and Thrombosis
Embolism
Embolism, Fat
Embolism, Cholesterol
Blue Toe Syndrome