Kounis syndrome: A review article on epidemiology, diagnostic findings, management and complications of allergic acute coronary syndrome.
Kounis syndrome (KS) is a hypersensitivity coronary disorder induced by exposure to drugs, food, environmental and other triggers. Vasospastic allergic angina, allergic myocardial infarction (MI) and stent thrombosis with occluding thrombus infiltrated by eosinophils and/or mast cells constitute the three main variants of this syndrome. We reviewed 175 patients who fulfilled the definition of one of the three types of KS. The epidemiology, diagnostic findings, management and complications were reviewed in this article.
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA. Electronic address: abdelghm@upstate.edu.
Mahmoud
M
Abdelghany
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Rogin
R
Subedi
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Siddharth
S
Shah
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Hani
H
Kozman
D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D019468:Disease Management; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D000074962:Kounis Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000379:methods*; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends
D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents
Allergic acute coronary syndrome; Coronary vasospasm; Kounis syndrome; Myocardial infarction; Stent thrombosis