Acute myocardial injury following penicillin-associated anaphylactic reaction in a patient with normal coronary arteries

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 334, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 305-307

  Brener, Zachary Z ^a   Zhuravenko, Igor ^b   Bergman, Michael ^c,d  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Medical Plaza   (United States)

^c RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Epinephrine; Mast cells; Myocardial injury; Penicillin

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CIMETIDINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOPAMINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; OXYGEN THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESUSCITATION; SINUSITIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TACHYCARDIA; ACUTE DISEASE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANAPHYLAXIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CORONARY VASOSPASM; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS;

EID: 38449107654     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3180a6ee10     Document Type: Article

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