Key result
Renal cholesterol embolic disease is associated with a 64% overall mortality rate, with 40% of patients requiring dialysis for acute renal failure.
Population
A man who developed systemic cholesterol embolic disease and acute renal failure after coronary angiography…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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High mortality warrants procedural caution in at-risk patients; case reports leave optimal prevention and management open.
Renal cholesterol embolization is a rare but highly morbid complication of angiographic procedures, characterized by eosinophilia, skin manifestations, and high mortality.
Lye et al. (1993) conducted a review in Renal cholesterol embolic disease. Renal cholesterol embolic disease was evaluated on Overall mortality. Renal cholesterol embolic disease is associated with a 64% overall mortality rate, with 40% of patients requiring dialysis for acute renal failure.
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