Key result
Cardiac catheterization may cause cholesterol embolization due to the manipulation of atheromatous vessels during the procedure.
Why the study?
Does cardiac catheterization cause cholesterol embolization?
Does cardiac catheterization cause cholesterol embolization?
Discusses the risk of cholesterol embolization following cardiac catheterization.
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May warrant embolization risk awareness in atheromatous patients; leaves open incidence quantification and prevention in contemporary practice.
Kim Kim (1988) studied this question. Cardiac catheterization may cause cholesterol embolization due to the manipulation of atheromatous vessels during the procedure.
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