cholesterol embolism
MONDO:0005568Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names cholesterol embolism yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005568), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: cholesterol embolism
- Also called
- atheroembolism