A case of coronary spasm with resultant acute myocardial infarction: Likely the result of an allergic reaction

Internal Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 2161-2164

  Yurtdaş, Mustafa ^a   Aydin, Mehmet Kasim ^b  

^a Lokman Hekim Hospital   (Turkey)

^b MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Allergy; Ceftriaxone

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CLOPIDOGREL; CORTICOSTEROID; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; INFUSION FLUID; TROPONIN T; TRYPTASE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY TEST; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; EDEMA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRACORONARY INFUSION; KOUNIS SYNDROME; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRURITUS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SWEATING; THORAX PAIN; URTICARIA;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFTRIAXONE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VASOSPASM; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NITROGLYCERIN; SYNDROME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84865137922     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7852     Document Type: Article

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