Cholesterol emboli after invasive cardiac procedures**Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiologyreflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACCor the American College of Cardiology

“Atheromatous emboli” is a general description for embolization of any atheromatous material. The term “atheroemboli” is used to refer to the dislodgement of vascular plaque material that contains cholesterol crystals plus red blood cells and fibrin. These can occlude major systemic vessels