Transient left ventricular dysfunction syndrome during anaphylactic shock: Vasospasm, Kounis syndrome or epinephrine-induced stunned myocardium?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 501-503

  Morel, O ^a   Jesel, L ^a   Morel, N ^b   Nguyen, A ^c   Trinh, A ^a   Ohlmann, P ^a   Imperiale, A ^c  

^a HÔPITAL CIVIL   (France)

^b Service de Réanimation des Urgences   (France)

^c HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Apical ballooning syndrome; Breaking heart syndrome; Catecholamines; Myocardial infarction; Takotsubo

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NORADRENALIN; TROPONIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FLUID THERAPY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HYMENOPTERA; INSECT BITE; KOUNIS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; TRANSIENT LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; VASOSPASM;

ADOLESCENT; ANAPHYLAXIS; CORONARY VASOSPASM; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL STUNNING; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 78649980468     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.10.046     Document Type: Article

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