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Carboplatin-induced Kounis syndrome [PDF]

Journal of Cardiology Cases, 2011
A 50-year-old man in chemotherapy for an advanced lung adenocarcinoma presented with chest pain and cutaneous rash during carboplatin infusion with electrocardiographic (ECG) evidence of an inferior lesion wave. The administration of steroids and nitrates promptly resulted in clinical and ECG normalization, without enzymatic dismission.
Baroni, Matteo, Todd, Sarah, Pattarino, Francesco, Doni, Flavio   +3 more
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Kounis Syndrome: A Sting to the Heart

Texas Heart Institute Journal, 2023
Abstract A 67-year-old woman experienced pruritus, an urticarial rash, and acute, pressure-like chest pain following an insect sting. Initial electrocardiographic findings were notable for ST-segment elevations in the inferior leads without reciprocal changes, but a follow-up electrocardiogram showed pronounced ST-segment elevations in the ...
Rahul V, Annabathula, Mahesh A, Chandrasekhar, Luke A, Peters   +2 more
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Case Report: Phloroglucinol-Induced Kounis Syndrome

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
Background: Kounis syndrome is an allergy-related acute coronary syndrome that is induced by various pharmacological and environmental factors. Given that many clinicians are not aware of this condition, many cases may be underdiagnosed. We report a case
Hao-Yu Wu, Tian-Jiao Gao, Yi-Wei Cao, Peng-Hua You   +3 more
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Cardiogenic Shock due to Kounis Syndrome following Cobra Bite

Case Reports in Critical Care, 2019
Kounis syndrome is associated with mast cell activation resulting in acute coronary syndrome secondary to an allergic insult. Various drugs such as antibiotics, analgesics, and environmental exposures such as bee, wasp sting, and poison ivy are known to ...
W. D. D. Priyankara, E. M. Manoj, A. Gunapala, A. G. R. M. A. Ranaweera, K. S. Vithanage, M. Sivasubramanium, E. Snajeeva   +6 more
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Kounis syndrome: A rare case of allergic angina secondary to loxoscelism

Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2023
Kounis syndrome or allergic angina is characterized by a sudden transient or permanent myocardial dysfunction caused by inflammatory mediators such as histamine, leukotrienes, platelet-activating factor, neutral proteases, and a number of cytokines and ...
Alpana Mohta, Alok Mohta, Apoorv Mohta
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Lepirudin Anaphylaxis and Kounis Syndrome [PDF]

Circulation, 2004
To the Editor: In an ongoing lepirudin pharmacosurveillance program, Greinacher et al1 reported that 4 patients experienced fatal anaphylaxis after reexposure to lepirudin and died shortly after the onset of the event. Three patients died from acute cardiorespiratory arrest and 1 from acute myocardial infarction.
Constantinos M, Koutsojannis, Nicholas G, Kounis   +1 more
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Kounis syndrome induced by oral intake of aspirin: case report and literature review

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018
The Kounis-Zavras syndrome is defined as the coincidental occurrence of acute coronary events and hypersensitivity reactions following an allergic reaction including a mast-cell degranulation of vasospastic mediators.
Abdelkader Jalil El Hangouche, Ouiame Lamliki, Latifa Oukerraj, Taoufiq Dakka, Nawal Doghmi, Jamila Zarzur, Mohammed Cherti   +6 more
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Case Report: Flurbiprofen-induced Type I Kounis syndrome

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
BackgroundKounis syndrome is a specific type of acute coronary syndrome caused by allergic or hypersensitivity response. Clinical knowledge about this syndrome is insufficient. We report a case in which intravenous administration of flurbiprofen resulted
Chao Tang, Yuqi Chen, Xiaosong Gu
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Kounis Syndrome Induced by Protamine Sulfate [PDF]

Cureus, 2020
Protamine sulfate is considered a "life-saving" antidote for heparinized patients with major bleeds. Although the beneficial attributes and application of protamine sulfate in various clinical settings cannot be argued, it also has an impressive side-effect profile.
Amro, Mohammad, Mansoor, Kanaan, Amro, Ahmed, Okoro, Kelechukwu, Okhumale, Paul I   +4 more
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International Contrast Ultrasound Society Safety Round Table

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Volume 45, Issue 3, Page 473-485, March 2026.
The international Contract Ultrasound Society (ICUS) held a round table discussion on the safety of ultrasound contrast agents for cardiology, radiology, and pediatrics on September 4, 2024. The panel included international experts on ultrasound contrast.
Richard G. Barr, Jordan Strom, Dirk A. Clevert, Stephanie R Wilson, Thomas Porter, Kassa Darge   +5 more
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