Literature DB >> 24551482

Kounis syndrome, two case reports from Kragujevac, Serbia.

Goran Davidovic1, Violeta Iric-Cupic1, Vladimir Zdravkovic1, Srdjan Milanov2, Aleksandra Dimitrijevic2.   

Abstract

It is well-established that acute coronary syndromes occurs when thrombus formation from atheromatous plaques erode or rupture in the advanced stage of atherosclerotic process with severe reduction of coronary blood flow. Also, some conditions may trigger acute coronary syndrome even in the absence of prior cardiovascular disease, and with normal coronary vessels. One of the most important is Kounis syndrome, also known as "allergic angina" or "allergic myocardial infarction" in which the release of mediators during allergic insults has been incriminated to induce coronary artery spasm and/or atheromatous plaque erosion or rupture. The accurate incidence of Kounis syndrome is not known, but since it was described, many clinical cases have been reported, showing the occurence due to various allergens. Here we present two cases of most probable Kounis syndrome, first in patients after multiple stings by non-venomous insect called "black-fly".

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Keywords:  Kounis syndrome; anaphylactic reaction; black fly; myocardial ischemia

Year:  2014        PMID: 24551482      PMCID: PMC3925883     

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Am J Cardiovasc Dis        ISSN: 2160-200X


  8 in total

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Journal:  South Med J       Date:  2010-11       Impact factor: 0.954

2.  Coronary artery spasm associated with eosinophilia: another manifestation of Kounis syndrome?

Authors:  George N Kounis; Sophia A Kounis; George Hahalis; Nicholas G Kounis
Journal:  Heart Lung Circ       Date:  2008-12-09       Impact factor: 2.975

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Review 4.  Kounis syndrome (allergic angina and allergic myocardial infarction): a natural paradigm?

Authors:  Nicholas G Kounis
Journal:  Int J Cardiol       Date:  2005-10-24       Impact factor: 4.164

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Authors:  P Rico Cepeda; E Palencia Herrejón; M M Rodríguez Aguirregabiria
Journal:  Med Intensiva       Date:  2011-12-09       Impact factor: 2.491

Review 6.  Drug-eluting stent thrombosis: the Kounis hypersensitivity-associated acute coronary syndrome revisited.

Authors:  Jack P Chen; Dongming Hou; Lakshmana Pendyala; John A Goudevenos; Nicholas G Kounis
Journal:  JACC Cardiovasc Interv       Date:  2009-07       Impact factor: 11.195

Review 7.  Histamine-induced coronary artery spasm: the concept of allergic angina.

Authors:  N G Kounis; G M Zavras
Journal:  Br J Clin Pract       Date:  1991

Review 8.  Cardiac anaphylaxis: pathophysiology and therapeutic perspectives.

Authors:  Daniele Bani; Silvia Nistri; Pier Francesco Mannaioni; Emanuela Masini
Journal:  Curr Allergy Asthma Rep       Date:  2006-02       Impact factor: 4.919

  8 in total

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