Cardiac complications in a metamizole-induced type I Kounis syndrome

ABSTRACT Kounis syndrome is defined as the coincidental occurrence of allergic reaction and acute coronary syndrome secondary to vasospasm. Anti-inflammatory drugs are included as one of the multiple causes. Current data available about this syndrome come from case reports. We present the case of a...

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Main Authors: Jose F. Martínez Juste, Tomas Ruiz Garces, Rafael Gonzalez Enguita, Pedro Cia Blasco, Jara Altemir Trallero
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2016-04-01
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author Jose F. Martínez Juste
Tomas Ruiz Garces
Rafael Gonzalez Enguita
Pedro Cia Blasco
Jara Altemir Trallero
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description ABSTRACT Kounis syndrome is defined as the coincidental occurrence of allergic reaction and acute coronary syndrome secondary to vasospasm. Anti-inflammatory drugs are included as one of the multiple causes. Current data available about this syndrome come from case reports. We present the case of a patient who suffered Kounis syndrome with cardiogenic shock and asystole after intravenous infusion of Metamizole, and in which no lesions were observed in coronariography.
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spelling doaj.art-46294da2209b4cd69af979565d233b382022-12-22T03:20:44ZengSociedade Brasileira de AnestesiologiaRevista Brasileira de Anestesiologia1806-907X2016-04-0166219419610.1016/j.bjane.2013.07.008S0034-70942016000200194Cardiac complications in a metamizole-induced type I Kounis syndromeJose F. Martínez JusteTomas Ruiz GarcesRafael Gonzalez EnguitaPedro Cia BlascoJara Altemir TralleroABSTRACT Kounis syndrome is defined as the coincidental occurrence of allergic reaction and acute coronary syndrome secondary to vasospasm. Anti-inflammatory drugs are included as one of the multiple causes. Current data available about this syndrome come from case reports. We present the case of a patient who suffered Kounis syndrome with cardiogenic shock and asystole after intravenous infusion of Metamizole, and in which no lesions were observed in coronariography.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942016000200194&lng=en&tlng=enSíndrome de KounisMetamizolChoque cardiogênicoAssistolia
spellingShingle Jose F. Martínez Juste
Tomas Ruiz Garces
Rafael Gonzalez Enguita
Pedro Cia Blasco
Jara Altemir Trallero
Cardiac complications in a metamizole-induced type I Kounis syndrome
Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
Síndrome de Kounis
Metamizol
Choque cardiogênico
Assistolia
title Cardiac complications in a metamizole-induced type I Kounis syndrome
title_full Cardiac complications in a metamizole-induced type I Kounis syndrome
title_fullStr Cardiac complications in a metamizole-induced type I Kounis syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Cardiac complications in a metamizole-induced type I Kounis syndrome
title_short Cardiac complications in a metamizole-induced type I Kounis syndrome
title_sort cardiac complications in a metamizole induced type i kounis syndrome
topic Síndrome de Kounis
Metamizol
Choque cardiogênico
Assistolia
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