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2000056

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-4-8
pubmed:abstractText
Cholesterol atheroembolisation is increasingly encountered as a complication of cardiac catheterisation. We report three cases seen recently in our unit. Autopsy and histological evidence confirmed cholesterol atheroembolism in one case, while the other two patients presented with classical clinical features of this condition. All three patients were elderly with extensive atheromatous disease. No excessive difficulty was encountered at catheterisation. Embolisation involved the gastrointestinal tract, the skin and extremities, and the kidneys. Despite anticoagulation, dialysis and surgical intervention all our patients died. With investigative and therapeutic catheterisation being increasingly performed in the setting of severe atherosclerosis, the need for continued scrutiny for catheter-induced complications is emphasised.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0025-729X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
154
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
412-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Cholesterol atheroembolism: an increasingly frequent complication of cardiac catheterisation.
pubmed:affiliation
Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports