atheroembolism

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• atheroembolism — Cholesterol embolism, with or without calcific matter, originating from an atheroma of the aorta or other diseased artery. * * * ath·ero·em·bo·lism (ath″ər o emґbo liz əm) [athero + embolism] embolism due to blockage of a blood… …   Medical dictionary

• Cholesterol embolism — Classification and external resources ICD 9 445 DiseasesDB 2567 …   Wikipedia

• Aorta — The largest artery in the body, the aorta arises from the left ventricle of the heart, goes up (ascends) a little ways, bends over (arches), then goes down (descends) through the chest and through the abdomen to where ends by dividing into two… …   Medical dictionary

• Embolie de cholestérol — L’embolie de cholestérol est une forme particulière d’embolie artérielle où il y a migration de cristaux de cholestérol, provenant le plus souvent d’une rupture d’une plaque d’athérome vers la distalité de l’arbre artériel. Elle se distingue de… …   Wikipédia en Français