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Kounis Syndrome Type 2 due to Ingestion of a Fish Meal: A Case Report [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Kounis syndrome is a type of acute coronary syndrome that occurs when a chemical mediator produced by mast cell activation leads to coronary artery vasospasm.
Bassem Al Hariri, Obada Adel Alsakaji, Abdelkarim Mohamed, Muad Abdi Hassan   +3 more
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Unusual, Uncommon, Intriguing, and Significant Causes of Kounis Syndrome: Important Medications and Chemicals Used to Treat Kounis Syndrome and Myocardial Infarction Can Cause Kounis Syndrome [PDF]

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
Mast cell degranulation and other interacting and linked cells, including T-lymphocytes, macrophages, eosinophils, and platelets, as well as a range of inflammatory mediators produced during an anaphylactic or allergic reaction, constitute the main ...
Nicholas G. Kounis, Cesare de Gregorio, Ming-Yow Hung, Grigorios Giamouzis, Marina A. Michalaki, Uğur Özkan, Alexandr Ceasovschih, Virginia Mplani, Periklis Dousdampanis, Sophia N. Kouni, Alexandros Stefanidis, Kassiani-Maria Nastouli, Maria Bozika, Nicholas Patsouras, Ioanna Koniari   +14 more
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Kounis syndrome following multiple wasp stings: A case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
This is a case of Kounis syndrome with chest tightness, lightheadedness, unconsciousness, and features of shock following multiple wasp stings. Despite cardiopulmonary resuscitation and management of allergic and cardiac symptoms, the patient died ...
Angela Basnet, Manoj Khadka, Abdullah Alismail, Dhan Bahadur Shrestha, Ashok Thapa   +4 more
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A Rare Cause of Life-Threatening Chest Pain: Kounis Syndrome [PDF]

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
Kounis syndrome, defined as an acute coronary syndrome triggered by allergic or hypersensitivity reactions, is a rare yet potentially life-threatening condition. This report details the case of a 50-year-old female patient presenting with recurrent chest
Liangliang Jia, Yabin Liu, Xi Chen, Yufei Wang   +3 more
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When allergy strikes the heart: Kounis syndrome and cardiac arrest [PDF]

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Introduction: Kounis syndrome is an acute coronary syndrome precipitated by allergic or hypersensitivity reactions and mediated by the release of inflammatory substances that affect the coronary circulation.
Marta Chiara Sircana, Roberto Manetti, Gavino Casu, Alfredo Caturano   +3 more
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From Allergy to Angina: A Unique Presentation of Kounis Syndrome. [PDF]

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv
ABSTRACT Kounis syndrome (KS) is a rare condition characterized by acute coronary syndrome (ACS) triggered by an allergic reaction. This report presents a case of high‐risk ACS associated with a food allergy. A 53‐year‐old male with no prior medical history presented to the emergency department with itching, facial swelling, chest tightness, shortness ...
Ali M, Helal A, El-Din M, Antoun I.
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Transient ST Elevation following Anaphylactic Shock: A Case Report of The Potential Kounis Syndrome [PDF]

Majalah Kardiologi Indonesia
Background: Anaphylactic shock rarely can induce allergic-induced acute coronary syndrome known as Kounis Syndrome. It involves the release of inflammatory cytokines through mast cell activation, which leads to coronary artery vasospasm and ST ...
I Putu Hendri Aryadi, I Made Eryana, I Dewa Gde Dwi Sumajaya   +2 more
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Fatal pediatric case of Kounis syndrome and sepsis: a case report [PDF]

International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background Kounis syndrome is a hypersensitivity reaction that induces acute coronary artery events, nevertheless its pediatric occurrence remains rare and often underdiagnosed.
Tamara Berezna, Olha Synoverska, Nadiya Fomenko, Iryna Pylyuk, Khrystyna Lazurkevych, Viktoria Bedei, Taras Kotyk   +6 more
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COVID-19 Disease, Women’s Predominant Non-Heparin Vaccine-Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia and Kounis Syndrome: A Passepartout Cytokine Storm Interplay [PDF]

Biomedicines, 2021
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) constitute one of the deadliest pandemics in modern history demonstrating cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, hematologic, mucocutaneous, respiratory ...
Nicholas G. Kounis, Ioanna Koniari, Cesare de Gregorio, Stelios F. Assimakopoulos, Dimitrios Velissaris, Ming-Yow Hung, Virginia Mplani, Luca Saba, Aikaterini Brinia, Sophia N. Kouni, Christos Gogos, Mattia Giovannini, Elio Novembre, Vinu Arumugham, Darrell O. Ricke, George D. Soufras, Kenneth Nugent, Piero Sestili, Robert W. Malone   +18 more
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Kounis syndrome type I induced by an intramuscular injection of diclofenac: A literature review based on a case report

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message The history of any allergy to the medications should be asked by physicians before administration of the medication. The coincidence of allergic and ACS symptoms after a short time of drug administration might be an indicator of ...
Pouya Ebrahimi, Roozbeh Nazari, Nahid Senobari, Seyedeh Maryam Mousavinezhad, Delaram J. Ghadimi, Hamidreza Soleimani   +5 more
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