Kounis syndrome triggered by diclofenac sodium injection which leads to myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest

Journal of Cardiology Cases

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Cagliyan, Caglar Emre ^a   Balli, Mehmet ^b   Tekin, Kamuran ^c   Turkmen, Serdar ^d   Tanboga, Ibrahim Halil ^e  

^a Numune Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Adiyaman Devlet Hastanesi   (Turkey)

^c Batman State Hospital   (Turkey)

^d Konukoglu Hospital   (Turkey)

^e ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergic reaction; Myocardial infarction; Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs; Type 1 hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; DICLOFENAC; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ANTERIOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY CARE UNIT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEFIBRILLATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; KOUNIS SYNDROME; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; NEUTROPHILIA; PAIN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PHARYNX DISEASE; PHARYNX HYPEREMIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RESUSCITATION; SORE THROAT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TOBACCO;

EID: 84878393778     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18785409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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