Medical statements from previous epidemiologic studies consider temporal arteritis as extremely rare or absent in Hispanic patients. A probable genetic protective condition was proposed as an explanation for this. We performed a descriptive observational, retrospective, comparable and not randomized
OBJECTIVE
To describe cholesterol embolization syndrome (CES) and its risk factors, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment.
RESULTS
To date, no specific diagnostic test (other than biopsy) for CES has been developed. Effective treatments for CES are yet to be