Anesthetic drugs and Kounis syndrome

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 562-563

  Kounis, George N ^a   Hahalis, George ^a   Kounis, Nicholas G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b Patras Highest Institute of Education and Technology   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; EPHEDRINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SODIUM METABISULFITE; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; KOUNIS SYNDROME; LETTER; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

ANESTHETICS; CORONARY VASOSPASM; HUMANS; MAST CELLS; SULFITES; SYNDROME;

EID: 56449107834     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.06.004     Document Type: Letter

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