LIMB ISCHAEMIA AND MULTISYSTEM DYSFUNCTION AS A CONSEQUENCE OF CHOLESTEROL EMBOLIZATION SYNDROME

Following a Coronary artery bypass graft and insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump, the 63 year-old male patient developed signs of progressive multi-organ dysfunction and ischaemic changes in both of his lower limbs. The diagnosis of cholesterol embolization syndrome was made. This condition ha...

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Autores principales:	Mohammad Jamal Faisal, Anum Arif, Ahsin M Bhatti
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Publicado:	Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2021
Materias:	cholesterol emboli plaque rupture digital ischaemia cholesterol crystal embolizaton intra-aortic balloon pump Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b3c9265ebbf64107a37d3bbd10eeef632021-12-02T17:10:36ZLIMB ISCHAEMIA AND MULTISYSTEM DYSFUNCTION AS A CONSEQUENCE OF CHOLESTEROL EMBOLIZATION SYNDROME0030-96482411-884210.51253/pafmj.v71i2.4345https://doaj.org/article/b3c9265ebbf64107a37d3bbd10eeef632021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/4345https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Following a Coronary artery bypass graft and insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump, the 63 year-old male patient developed signs of progressive multi-organ dysfunction and ischaemic changes in both of his lower limbs. The diagnosis of cholesterol embolization syndrome was made. This condition has been noted to be a complication of invasive procedures and endovascular therapies, and is often overlooked and difficult to treat. While the patient’s renal function and pancreatitis showed improvement, the lower limb ischaemia was progressing. Eventually, the patient underwent a bilateral below knee amputation.Mohammad Jamal FaisalAnum ArifAhsin M BhattiArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticlecholesterol emboliplaque rupturedigital ischaemiacholesterol crystal embolizatonintra-aortic balloon pumpMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 71, Iss 2, Pp 714-15 (2021)
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spellingShingle	cholesterol emboli plaque rupture digital ischaemia cholesterol crystal embolizaton intra-aortic balloon pump Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920 Mohammad Jamal Faisal Anum Arif Ahsin M Bhatti LIMB ISCHAEMIA AND MULTISYSTEM DYSFUNCTION AS A CONSEQUENCE OF CHOLESTEROL EMBOLIZATION SYNDROME
description	Following a Coronary artery bypass graft and insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump, the 63 year-old male patient developed signs of progressive multi-organ dysfunction and ischaemic changes in both of his lower limbs. The diagnosis of cholesterol embolization syndrome was made. This condition has been noted to be a complication of invasive procedures and endovascular therapies, and is often overlooked and difficult to treat. While the patient’s renal function and pancreatitis showed improvement, the lower limb ischaemia was progressing. Eventually, the patient underwent a bilateral below knee amputation.
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author	Mohammad Jamal Faisal Anum Arif Ahsin M Bhatti
author_facet	Mohammad Jamal Faisal Anum Arif Ahsin M Bhatti
author_sort	Mohammad Jamal Faisal
title	LIMB ISCHAEMIA AND MULTISYSTEM DYSFUNCTION AS A CONSEQUENCE OF CHOLESTEROL EMBOLIZATION SYNDROME
title_short	LIMB ISCHAEMIA AND MULTISYSTEM DYSFUNCTION AS A CONSEQUENCE OF CHOLESTEROL EMBOLIZATION SYNDROME
title_full	LIMB ISCHAEMIA AND MULTISYSTEM DYSFUNCTION AS A CONSEQUENCE OF CHOLESTEROL EMBOLIZATION SYNDROME
title_fullStr	LIMB ISCHAEMIA AND MULTISYSTEM DYSFUNCTION AS A CONSEQUENCE OF CHOLESTEROL EMBOLIZATION SYNDROME
title_full_unstemmed	LIMB ISCHAEMIA AND MULTISYSTEM DYSFUNCTION AS A CONSEQUENCE OF CHOLESTEROL EMBOLIZATION SYNDROME
title_sort	limb ischaemia and multisystem dysfunction as a consequence of cholesterol embolization syndrome
publisher	Army Medical College Rawalpindi
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/b3c9265ebbf64107a37d3bbd10eeef63
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LIMB ISCHAEMIA AND MULTISYSTEM DYSFUNCTION AS A CONSEQUENCE OF CHOLESTEROL EMBOLIZATION SYNDROME

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