Coronary spasm secondary to an allergic reaction or Kounis syndrome. Report of one case;Espasmo coronario secundario a reacción alérgica o síndrome de Kounis. Caso clínico

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 811-814

  Dauvergne, Christian ^a,b   Araya, Mario ^a,b   Abufhele, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL TÓRAX   (Chile)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; Coronary vasospasm; Drug Hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MALE; SYNDROME;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY VASOSPASM; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; SYNDROME;

EID: 70349682911     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: 07176163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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