In:
Angiology, SAGE Publications, Vol. 41, No. 3 ( 1990-03), p. 248-252
Abstract:
A sixty-two-year-old man who underwent coronary angiography and received acute thrombolytic and anticoagulant therapy for acute myocardial infarction developed multisystemic injury, including renal insufficiency and cutaneous manifestations. Fundoscopic examination and skin biopsy specimen led to the diagnosis of multiple cholesterol embolization syndrome (MCES). Discontinuation of anticoagulants and administration of hemostatic (carbazochrome, tranexamic acid, reptilase, and vitamin K) and antihyperlipidemic (cholestyramine and probucol) drugs resulted in temporary improvement of cutaneous and renal disorders and extended survival for about one year. Besides severe aortic atherosclerosis, postmortem examination revealed numerous cholesterol emboli to multiple organs. MCES is a rare but serious complication of left heart catheterization and anticoagulant therapy, and the optimal treatment remains to be established. The authors suggest here that the above-mentioned therapy might be effective for management of MCES.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0003-3197
,
1940-1574
DOI:
10.1177/000331979004100311
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
1990
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2065911-8
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