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cholesterol embolism

Disease Summary
Associated Targets (2)
Tclin

1

Tchem

1


Mondo Description Blocking of a blood vessel by cholesterol-rich atheromatous deposits, generally occurring in the flow from a large artery to small arterial branches. It is also called arterial-arterial embolization or atheroembolism which may be spontaneous or iatrogenic. Patients with spontaneous atheroembolism often have painful, cyanotic digits of acute onset.
Disease Ontology Description A vascular disease that is characterized by blood vessel obstruction resulting from the release of cholesterol from the inside of blood vessels along the bloodstream.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0005568:  cholesterol embolism
EFO:0005801: 
MESH:D017700: 
SCTID:307406004: 
UMLS:C0149649: 
UMLS:C0585266: