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Retinal cholesterol emboli during diagnostic cardiac catheterization
Author(s) -
Blanco Víctor R.,
Morís César,
Barriales Vicente,
González Carmen
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/1522-726x(200011)51:3<323::aid-ccd19>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , cardiac catheterization , cardiology , embolism , etiology , retinal , ophthalmology
Retinal embolism is a highly infrequent complication of cardiac catheterization of thrombotic, lipidic, and calcific etiology. We provide the first reported clinical case of retinal embolism caused by cholesterol crystal without systemic adverse effects as a severe complication of diagnostic cardiac catheterization. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 51:323–325, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.