Kounis syndrome (allergic acute coronary syndrome): Different views in allergologic and cardiologic literature

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 489-495

  Fassio, Filippo ^a   Almerigogna, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic angina; Allergic myocardial infarction; Anaphylaxis; Kounis syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861366364     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-012-0754-4     Document Type: Review

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