Kounis syndrome in a patient with ovarian cancer and allergy to iodinated contrast media: Report of a case: Vasospastic angina induced by chemotherapy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Oneglia, Carlo ^a,c   Kounis, Nicholas G ^b   Beretta, Giordano ^a   Ghizzoni, Giuseppe ^a   Gualeni, Anna ^a   Berti, Marco ^a  

^a S Orsola Hospital   (Italy)

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

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic angina; Chemotherapy; Drug allergy; Kounis syndrome; Vasospastic angina

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ENOXAPARIN; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; NITRATE; PACLITAXEL; TOPOTECAN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLD CLAMMY SKIN; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KOUNIS SYNDROME; METASTASIS; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 79957442590     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.03.104     Document Type: Article

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