Diseases

Kounis Syndrome

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).

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Abstract

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).

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6 entry terms
  • Allergic Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Allergic Angina Syndrome
  • Allergic Angina Syndromes
  • Allergic Myocardial Infarction
  • Allergic Myocardial Infarctions
  • Myocardial Infarction, Allergic

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2018

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Previous Indexing

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome (2008-2017)
  • Drug Hypersensitivity (2005-2017)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Kounis Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000074962. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000074962
  2. Kounis Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kounis_syndrome
  3. Kounis Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6434647