Kounis syndrome: A manifestation of drug-eluting stent thrombosis associated with allergic reaction to contrast material

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 206-209

  Kogias, John S ^a,b,c   Papadakis, Emmanouil X ^a,b,c   Tsatiris, Constantinos G ^a,b,c   Hahalis, George ^a,b,c   Kounis, George N ^a,b,c   Mazarakis, Andreas ^a,b,c   Batsolaki, Maria ^a,b,c   Gouvelou Deligianni, Georgia V ^a,b,c   Kounis, Nicholas G ^a,b,c  

^a Karditsa General Hospital   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

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

Author keywords

Allergic reaction; Contrast material; Drug eluting stents; Kounis syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPHENYLDRAMINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; IOPROMIDE; RANITIDINE; TRYPTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; DIZZINESS; DRUG ELUTING STENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; KOUNIS SYNDROME; MALE; PALLOR; PARESTHESIA; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SWEATING; T WAVE; THROMBOSIS; WEAKNESS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 77549084872     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.08.026     Document Type: Article

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