Serum tryptase levels in acute coronary syndromes with ST elevation.
A patient with severe coronary disease, who underwent inguinal hernia repair, suffered a cardiovascular collapse after anaesthetic induction and died. He had Kounis syndrome, which is the concurrence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with conditions associated with mast cell activation. We measured the serum tryptase level in this patient and in a group of ten other patients admitted to hospital with the diagnosis of ACS with ST elevation in order to determine the origin of these events.
Baldomà
Nuria
N
Cosmen
Cristina Rodríguez
CR
Galinski
Susana Fernández
SF
García
Luis Moltó
LM
Gracia
Luis Recasens
LR
Villén
Fernando Escolano
FE
D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000368:Aged; D015550:Cell Degranulation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome; D053802:Tryptases / Q000097:blood*
D053802:Tryptases