Int J Angiol 2006; 15(1): 37-42
DOI: 10.1007/s00547-006-1098-6
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Peripheral vascular complication from coronary angiography: A case report of cholesterol embolization

Neetu Radhakrishnan1 , Chong. H. Park2 , Barry M. Kaplan2 , Rajiv Jauhar2
  • 1Department of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, USA
  • 2Division of Cardiology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, USA
This work was performed at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 270-05, 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY 11040.
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Publication Date:
27 April 2011 (online)

Abstract

A 65-year-old man developed acute limb ischemia, severe abdominal wall and lower limb livedo reticularis following a coronary angiogram. The differential diagnoses of acute limb ischemia and multiple cholesterol emboli syndrome (MCES) are discussed.

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