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MeSH Heading: Embolism, Cholesterol
Tree Number(s): C14.907.355.350.454.500
Unique ID: D017700
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017700
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Atheroembolism; Cholesterol Embolism
Previous Indexing: Cholesterol (1966-1993); Embolism (1966-1993)
See Also: Blue Toe Syndrome
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/12/28
Revision Date: 2015/06/18

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

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Embolism, Cholesterol MeSH Descriptor Data 2024