"Embolism, Cholesterol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Blocking of a blood vessel by CHOLESTEROL-rich atheromatous deposits, generally occurring in the flow from a large artery to small arterial branches. It is also called arterial-arterial embolization or atheroembolism which may be spontaneous or iatrogenic. Patients with spontaneous atheroembolism often have painful, cyanotic digits of acute onset.
Concept/Terms
Embolism, Cholesterol- Embolism, Cholesterol
- Cholesterol Embolisms
- Embolisms, Cholesterol
- Cholesterol Embolism
- Atheroembolism
- Atheroembolisms
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Embolism, Cholesterol" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Embolism, Cholesterol" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Embolism, Cholesterol" by people in Profiles.
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Cholesterol embolization syndrome: An under-recognized entity in cardiovascular interventions. J Interv Cardiol. 2018 Jun; 31(3):407-415.
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Vasculitic and autoimmune wounds. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2017 03; 5(2):280-292.
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Limited cutaneous pseudovasculitis: a mild variant of cholesterol emboli syndrome. Circulation. 2015 Feb 03; 131(5):514-5.
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Racial differences in human platelet PAR4 reactivity reflect expression of PCTP and miR-376c. Nat Med. 2013 Dec; 19(12):1609-16.
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Use of corticosteroids in the treatment of cholesterol crystal embolism after cardiac catheterization: a report of four Japanese cases. Intern Med. 2013; 52(9):993-8.
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Detection of lipid-core plaques by intracoronary near-infrared spectroscopy identifies high risk of periprocedural myocardial infarction. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Oct 01; 4(5):429-37.
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Cholesterol embolization syndrome following thrombolysis during acute myocardial infarction. Herz. 2012 Mar; 37(2):231-3.
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Cholesterol crystal embolization presenting as either solid or cystic pancreatic lesion. J Surg Oncol. 2010 Nov 01; 102(6):706-8.
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Heart in hand: structural cardiac abnormalities that manifest as acute dysvascularity of the hand. J Hand Surg Am. 2010 Dec; 35(12):2101-3.
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Gross proteinuria and subacute renal failure after coronary angiography - a case report of cholesterol crystal embolization. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2010 Apr; 122(7-8):251-4.