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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-11-27
pubmed:abstractText
Renal failure due to cholesterol embolisation is an uncommonly recognised condition. It is usually associated with severe aortic atherosclerosis and in most cases follows a vascular event, such as angiography, vascular surgery, or aneurysm rupture. We report nine patients, all males, who presented to our unit. Six patients survived the initial event, although two died six and eight weeks later. This report emphasises that, although this condition has a high mortality, long term survival is not a rare event.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0004-8291
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
418-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Renal failure due to cholesterol emboli.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nephrology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Vic, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article