Diseases [C] » Cardiovascular Diseases [C14] » Heart Diseases » Myocardial Ischemia » Kounis Syndrome
Diseases [C] » Cardiovascular Diseases [C14] » Vascular Diseases » Myocardial Ischemia » Kounis Syndrome
Diseases [C] » Immune System Diseases [C20] » Hypersensitivity » Kounis Syndrome
Description
A disorder of cardiac function secondary to hypersensitivity reactions. It is characterized by coexistence of acute coronary syndromes and cardiac MAST CELL and PLATELET ACTIVATION. It may be induced by exposure to drugs (e.g., antibiotics, anesthetics, contrast media), food, and environmental triggers (e.g., insect bites and stings, poison ivy). MeSH
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