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Document Details : Title: Kounis sundrome: myocardial infarction secondary to an allergic insult - a rare clinical entity Author(s): F.N.T. Caglar , I.M. Caglar , U. Coskun , M. Ugurlucan , B. Okcun Journal: Acta Cardiologica Volume: 66 Issue: 4 Date: 2011 Pages: 559-562 DOI: 10.2143/AC.66.4.2126625 Abstract : The association of an acute coronary syndrome with mast cell activation secondary to allergen exposure is known as the Kounis syndrome. We present two cases of the Kounis syndrome: (i) one was misdiagnosed as acute ST elevation myocardial infarction and treated with thrombolytics; (ii) the second diagnosis was made after a recurrence two months after the first incident. |
