Supportive treatment improves survival in multivisceral cholesterol crystal embolism

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 840-850

  Belenfant, X ^a   Meyrier, A ^a   Jacquot, C ^a  

^a HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Angiography; Anticoagulant side effects; Atheroembolism; Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol crystal embolism; Corticosteroid therapy; Gastrointestinal ischemia; Heart failure; Hemodialysis; Parenteral nutrition; Prognosis; Treatment; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOSTEROID; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; HEART FAILURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032907713     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(99)70415-4     Document Type: Article

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