A cholesterol embolism following coronary angioplasty. A case report |
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| Authors: | J A Barrabés Riu C Tolosa Vilella J Ordi Ros G Permanyer Miralda A Salas Caudevilla |
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| Affiliation: | Departamento de Medicina, Hospital General, Barcelona. |
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Cholesterol embolism is a rare but serious complication of heart catheterization. We report a patient in whom cholesterol embolization syndrome developed after coronary angioplasty complicated by an acute myocardial infarction which was treated with streptokinase and heparin. The clinical outcome was satisfactory. Cholesterol embolism occurrence might have been precipitated in this patient by thrombolytic and anticoagulant therapy. |
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