August 1, 1996Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Cholesterol atheromatous embolism: an increasingly recognized cause of acute renal failure

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Population

15 patients with extensive atherosclerosis presenting with simultaneous acute renal failure and peripheral…

Design

Case_series

Follow-up

up to 36 months

Authors

FSFrancesco ScolariAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia MBMartina BracchiSocietà Italiana di Nefrologia BVBrunella ValzorioAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia

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Implication

Highlights iatrogenic triggers in atherosclerotic patients; leaves open optimal prevention strategies pending larger prospective data.

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Population

15 patients with extensive atherosclerosis presenting with simultaneous acute renal failure and peripheral ischaemic changes, average age 65 years, 12 men and 3 women.

Outcome

Clinical course and outcomes of acute renal failure due to cholesterol atheromatous embolismhard clinical

Cholesterol atheromatous embolism is an increasingly recognized, often iatrogenic cause of acute renal failure in patients with extensive atherosclerosis, associated with significant morbidity and mortality.

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Scolari et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a80916f03a7c7d587caf276 https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/11.8.1607

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Cholesterol atheromatous embolism: an increasingly recognized cause of acute renal failure

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Cholesterol atheromatous embolism: an increasingly recognized cause of acute renal failure

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