Any mass traveling freely within the bloodstream and capable of creating blocks within the vessels are termed emboli. Once they develop blockages, it is termed an embolism. Emboli can be of different origins like cholesterol plaques, blood clots, fat globules, foreign bodies, gas bubbles, etc. Based on the etiology, embolisms are classified as air embolism, fat embolism, amniotic embolism, pulmonary embolism, and systemic embolism.
Understanding Cholesterol Embolism: An Overview
Cholesterol embolism is a type of blockage of blood vessels resulting from the breakage of an atherosclerotic plaque. Read below to learn more about it.
