Kounis syndrome: Allergic angina and allergic myocardial infarction: Review

Turkiye Klinikleri Cardiovascular Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 253-261

  Kartal, Özgür ^a   Guleç, Mustafa ^a   Çalişkaner, Ahmet Zafer ^a   Şener, Osman ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Drug hypersensitivity; Mast cells; Myocardial ischemia

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ARGININE; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; CEFUROXIME; CHYMASE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3A; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5A; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FLAVANOID; HEART ENZYME; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 16; LEUKOTRIENE; LODOXAMIDE; NEDOCROMIL SODIUM; NITRIC OXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENICILLIN G; SULTAMICILLIN; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR; THROMBOXANE; TROPONIN; TRYPTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADVENTITIA; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANT; ASTHMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BEE STING; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOLOGIST; CELL COUNT; CHRONIC URTICARIA; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FATIGUE; FOOD ALLERGY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSECT BITE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KOUNIS SYNDROME; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MACROPHAGE; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN PRURITUS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; SYNCOPE; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TURKEY (BIRD); UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 77956664055     PISSN: 13067656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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