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Kounis Syndrome: Dexketoprofen-Associated ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction [PDF]

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2021
Allergic angina and allergic myocardial infarction are common diseases associated with acute coronary syndromes and encompass a wide spectrum of mast cell activation disorders termed "Kounis Syndrome".
Aytekin Aksakal, Zeki Simşek, Diyar Köprülü, Uğur Arslan   +3 more
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From a hornet’s sting to immediate percutaneous coronary inter-vention; a case report of a patient with Kounis syndrome

Liječnički vjesnik, 2023
Kounis syndrome (KS) presents as acute coronary syndrome caused by an allergic reacti-on or anaphylaxis. The mechanism of KS involves the release of inflammatory cytokines through mast cell activation leading to coronary artery vasospasm and atheromatous
Andro Kurtić, Mersiha Bačevac
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From Wellens To Kounis Syndrome: An Unlucky Patient [PDF]

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2020
Wellens syndrome (WS) is identified by ECG changes in the precordial leads after resolution of angina chest pain. WS indicates critical stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending (LAD) artery. On the other hand, Kounis syndrome (KS) is an allergic
Ossama Maadarani, Zouheir Bitar, Sania Shoeb, Jadan Alsaddah   +3 more
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Allergic Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review

Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Introduction: Kounis Syndrome was first described in 1991 by Kounis and Zavras as “the concurrence of chest pain during an allergic reaction, accompanied by clinical laboratory findings of classical angina pectoris caused by inflammatory mediators ...
Mehmet Hoxha, Ester Ndreu, Etleva Qirko Loloçi   +2 more
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Chlorpheniramine and phenylephrine induced coronary vasospasm manifesting as Kounis syndrome in a patient with moderate mitral stenosis

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2016
We report a case of Kounis syndrome (allergic angina) documented with normal coronary arteries on angiography and echocardiographically proved moderate mitral stenosis in a patient with severe chest pain and electrocardiographic ST-segment elevations but
Altug Osken, Ercan Aydin, Ibrahim Kocayigit, Sibel Osken, Tugba Kemaloglu Oz, Regayip Zehir, Ramazan Akdemir, Huseyin Gunduz   +7 more
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Kounis Syndrome as First Manifestation of Allergic Sensitization

Case Reports in Medicine, 2019
Mast cells are abundant in the heart, among myocardial fibers, around coronary arteries, within arterial intima and intramural vessels, and in atherosclerotic plaques.
D. Forlani, G. Scarano, A. D’Alleva, M. Di Marco, L. Paloscia, A. Gatta, L. Della Valle, A. Farinelli, A. Lumaca, C. Petrarca, R. Paganelli, L. Di Giampaolo, M. Di Gioacchino   +12 more
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Acute coronary syndrome secondary to allergic coronary vasospasm (Kounis Syndrome): a case series, follow-up and literature review

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2018
Background Kounis syndrome (KS) is the concurrence of acute coronary syndrome associated with mast-cell and platelet activation in the setting of hypersensitivity and allergic or anaphylactic insults.
Jing Li, Jingang Zheng, Yifeng Zhou, Xiaofei Liu, Wenhua Peng   +4 more
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Physiologic adaptation problems in people with angina

Cultura de los Cuidados, 2012
In this article the common physiologic adaptation problems presented by patients with unstable angina were identified, having as a base Callista Roy’s Adaptation Model.
Allyne Nóbrega Fortes, Viviane Martins da Silva, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes   +2 more
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Bupivacaine-Induced Kounis Syndrome [PDF]

Namık Kemal Tıp Dergisi
Bupivacaine is frequently used in daily practice for local anesthesia. The cardiotoxic and arrhythmic effects of bupivacaine are known. Acute allergic attacks and electrocardiographic changes associated with bupivacaine have not been reported in the ...
Efe YILMAZ, Çağlar KAYA
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Anaphylaxis from Wasp Stings Inducing Coronary Thrombus [PDF]

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2012
Myocardial infarction as a result of wasp stings is a rare manifestation of acute coronary syndromes. It has been ascribed to kounis syndrome or allergic angina whose triggers include mast cell degranulation leading to coronary vasospasm and/or local ...
Sazzli Kasim, Rafidah AbuBakar, Eugene McFadden   +2 more
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