Acute myocardial infarction and Kounis syndrome.
Kounis syndrome is the concurrence of acute coronary syndromes with conditions associated with mast cell activation including allergic or hypersensitivity and anaphylactic or anaphylactoid insults. We present a case of acute myocardial infarction associated with an allergic reaction in a 73-year-old Italian woman with recent implantation of stents.
Patanè
Salvatore
S
Marte
Filippo
F
Di Bella
Gianluca
G
Chiofalo
Sebastiano
S
Currò
Alessio
A
Coglitore
Sebastiano
S
D000368:Aged; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects; D000983:Antipyrine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005422:Flavoxate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D010276:Parasympatholytics / Q000009:adverse effects
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D010276:Parasympatholytics; D005422:Flavoxate; C009077:propyphenazone; D000983:Antipyrine