Allergic Reactions Following Implantation of Drug-Eluting Stents: A Manifestation of Kounis Syndrome?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 592-593

  Kounis, Nicholas G ^a   Kounis, George N ^a   Kouni, Sophia N ^a   Soufras, George D ^a   Niarchos, Constantinos ^a   Mazarakis, Andreas ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; CAPECITABINE; CISPLATIN; DENILEUKIN DIFTITOX; FLUOROURACIL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERFERON; PACLITAXEL; POLYMER; RAPAMYCIN; VINCA ALKALOID;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DRUG ELUTING STENT; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG FEVER; DRUG MONITORING; DYSPNEA; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; KOUNIS SYNDROME; LETTER; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; URTICARIA;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CORONARY VESSELS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; POLYMERS; STENTS; SYNDROME;

EID: 33746200172     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.007     Document Type: Letter

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