Key result
Cardiac catheterization in severe atherosclerosis linked to 3 fatal cases of cholesterol atheroembolism.
Case Report (n=3)
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Highlights cholesterol atheroembolism as a potentially fatal complication of cardiac catheterisation in elderly patients with severe atherosclerosis.
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May warrant vigilance for cholesterol atheroembolism during catheterisation in high-risk elderly patients; leaves open incidence and prevention strategies.
Ong et al. (1991) conducted a case report in Cholesterol atheroembolism (n=3). Cardiac catheterisation was evaluated on Mortality. Cardiac catheterisation in elderly patients with severe atherosclerosis was complicated by fatal cholesterol atheroembolism in three reported cases.
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