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==Cholesterol embolism==
==Cholesterol embolism==
===General===
===General===
*Strong association with atherosclerosis - found in ~3% of individuals in an [[autopsy]] series of 267 older individuals (mean age ~65 years).<ref name=pmid19970827>{{cite journal | author=Flory CM | title=Arterial occlusions produced by emboli from eroded aortic atheromatous plaques | journal=Am J Pathol | year= 1945 | volume=21 | pages=549–565 | pmid=19970827 | issue=3 | pmc=1934118}} {{PMC|1934118}}</ref>
*Strong association with [[atherosclerosis]] - found in ~3% of individuals in an [[autopsy]] series of 267 older individuals (mean age ~65 years).<ref name=pmid19970827>{{cite journal | author=Flory CM | title=Arterial occlusions produced by emboli from eroded aortic atheromatous plaques | journal=Am J Pathol | year= 1945 | volume=21 | pages=549–565 | pmid=19970827 | issue=3 | pmc=1934118}} {{PMC|1934118}}</ref>


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
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Note:
Note:
*May be associated with ischemic changes and necrosis.
*May be associated with ischemic changes and [[necrosis]].
*Usually in the context of severe atherosclerosis.
*Usually in the context of severe atherosclerosis.


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