Acute myocardial infarction after a European hornet sting--a case report.
The authors briefly describe an 87-year-old man who experienced an acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction in the context of an anaphylactic reaction caused by a European hornet (Vespa cabro linnaeus) envenomation. This unusual case highlights the potential cardiovascular complications associated with common insect stings such as those caused by hymenoptera. Thus, a thorough cardiovascular evaluation is essential in such cases since the vasoactive, inflammatory, and thrombogenic mediators of anaphylactic reactions may provoke myocardial ischemia.
Korantzopoulos
Panagiotis
P
Department of Cardiology, G. Hatzikosta General Hospital, Ioannina, Greece. pkor@oneway.gr
Kountouris
Evaggelos
E
Voukelatou
Maria
M
Charaktsis
Ioannis
I
Dimitroula
Vasiliki
V
Siogas
Konstantinos
K
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014863:Wasps