Key result
TEE identifies large descending aortic plaques as the likely source of post-catheterization cholesterol emboli.
Case Report (n=1)
TEE can be useful in identifying aortic atheromatous plaques as the source of cholesterol emboli following cardiac catheterization, suggesting its potential utility prior to invasive procedures in high-risk patients.
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Supports TEE for identifying aortic atheroma as cholesterol emboli source post-catheterization; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
KOPPANG et al. (1992) conducted a case report in Cholesterol atheroemboli (n=1). Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was evaluated on Identification of atheromatous plaques. Transesophageal echocardiography identified large protruding atheromatous plaques in the descending aorta as the likely source of systemic cholesterol emboli following cardiac catheterization.
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