Peri-operative cardiac arrest with ST elevation secondary to gelofusin anaphylaxis - Kounis syndrome in the anaesthetic room

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Shah, G ^a   Scadding, G ^a   Nguyen Lu, N ^b   Wigmore, T ^b   Chenzbraun, A ^c   Wechalekar, K ^a   Sharma, R ^a   Lyon, A R ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Kounis syndrome; Non obstructive coronary artery disease

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATRACURIUM BESILATE; ATROPINE; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GELATIN SUCCINATE; HEMOGLOBIN; METARAMINOL; NORADRENALIN; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; STEROID; TETROFOSMIN; TROPONIN I; TRYPTASE; ATENOLOL; CILAZAPRIL; GADOLINIUM; SIMVASTATIN; TAMSULOSIN;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARREST; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KOUNIS SYNDROME; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG COMPLIANCE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; NEUTROPHILIA; P WAVE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SIDE EFFECT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; UROLOGIC SURGERY; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; INDUCED HYPOTENSION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION; SKIN TEST;

EID: 84884212140     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.166     Document Type: Article

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