Adrenaline administration for anaphylaxis and the risk of takotsubo and Kounis syndrome

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 281-282

  Soufras, George D ^a   Kounis, Nicholas G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

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

Author keywords

Adrenaline; Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Hypersensitivity; Kounis syndrome; Takotsubo syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FENOTEROL; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NORADRENALIN; RINGER ACETATE; TROPONIN T;

ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANAPHYLAXIS; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KOUNIS SYNDROME; LUNG CONGESTION; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT THROMBOSIS; STUNNED HEART MUSCLE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VASODILATATION;

EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IATROGENIC DISEASE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 84878013057     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.12.075     Document Type: Editorial

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