Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction complicating amoxycillin-induced anaphylaxis: A case report

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Del Furia, Francesca ^a   Querceto, Loreno ^a   Testi, Sergio ^a   Santoro, Giovanni Maria ^a  

^a SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Amoxicillin; Anaphylaxis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; INFUSION FLUID;

AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MAST CELL; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AMOXICILLIN; ANAPHYLAXIS; CORONARY STENOSIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947134288     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.097     Document Type: Article

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