title: [A case of cholesterol crystal embolism following coronarography: a contraindication of the procedure?].
abstract: Authors report on one patient with cholesterol embolization following cardiac catheterization and coronary by-pass surgery. During the immediate post-operative period, neurological and renal complications occurred because of recurrent cholesterol embolization. One month after surgery the patient died from a sudden neurological coma. Cholesterol crystal embolization appears to be a contra-indication to heart surgery, even in a strongly symptomatic patient, when the spontaneous course of the existing cardiac disease is not life-threatening in the short term.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, Hôpital Louis Pradel, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Montagna
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Santé
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jegaden
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D000075202:Contraindications; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D017700:Embolism, Cholesterol / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Su di un caso di embolia da cristalli di colesterolo successiva a coronarografia: controindicazione all'intervento?