Hollenhorst plaques

Hollenhorst plaques
atheromatous emboli containing cholesterol crystals in the retinal arterioles, a warning sign of impending serious cardiovascular disease such as stroke, myocardial infarction, aortic aneurysm, or occlusion of the retinal arterioles.

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  • Hollenhorst plaques — Hol·len·horst plaques (holґən horst) [Robert W. Hollenhorst, American ophthalmologist, 1913–2008] see under plaque …   Medical dictionary

  • Hollenhorst plaque — A Hollenhorst plaque is a cholesterol embolus that is seen in a blood vessel of the retina. It is usually seen when a physician performs ophthalmoscopy, during which a plaque will appear bright, refractile, and yellow. It is caused by an embolus… …   Wikipedia

  • Hollenhorst — Robert W., U.S. ophthalmologist, *1913. See H. plaques, under plaque …   Medical dictionary

  • Cholesterol embolism — Classification and external resources ICD 9 445 DiseasesDB 2567 …   Wikipedia

  • Plaque — (1) An semi hardened accumulation of substances from fluids that bathe an area. Examples include dental plaque and cholesterol plaque. Minerals form dental plaque around the teeth as a result of bacterial action on food particles. Dental plaque… …   Medical dictionary

  • Embolie de cholestérol — L’embolie de cholestérol est une forme particulière d’embolie artérielle où il y a migration de cristaux de cholestérol, provenant le plus souvent d’une rupture d’une plaque d’athérome vers la distalité de l’arbre artériel. Elle se distingue de… …   Wikipédia en Français

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