Description
cholesterol embolism: 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.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode |
O15_OBSTET_EMBOL |
| Hospital Discharge registry |
ICD-10: O88, ICD-9: 673 |
| Cause of Death registry |
ICD-10: O88, ICD-9: 673 |
| Sex specific endpoint |
2 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy |
3 |
| First defined in version |
DF3 |
Ontology