Underdiagnosis and pharmacovigilance. The case of allergic acute coronary syndrome (Kounis syndrome)

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 5054-5055

  Lombardi, N ^a,b   Pugi, A ^a,b   Maggini, V ^a,b   Lenti, M C ^a,b   Mugelli, A ^a,b   Cecchi, E ^b,c   Vannacci, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Tuscan Regional Centre of Pharmacovigilance   (Italy)

^c Prato Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amoxicillin clavulanic acid; Case series; Kounis syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DOXAZOSIN; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; INFUSION FLUID; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NEBIVOLOL; THIAMAZOLE; TROPONIN I;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSLIPIDEMIA; DYSPNEA; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTENSION; KOUNIS SYNDROME; LETTER; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SIDE EFFECT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TOOTH ABSCESS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AMOXICILLIN/CLAVULANIC ACID; CASE SERIES; KOUNIS SYNDROME;

AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 84886429384     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.209     Document Type: Article

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