Hymenoptera sting-induced Kounis syndrome: Effects of aspirin and β-blocker administration

Ioannidis, Tzanetos I.; Mazarakis, Andreas; Notaras, Stavros P.; Karpeta, Maria Z.; Tsintoni, Asimina; Kounis, George N.; Rallis, Dimitrios; Kounis, Nicholas G.

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.08.039

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] We present a case of recurrent acute myocardial infarction associated with an allergic reaction in an 83-year-old Italian woman. On July 1, 2008, an 83-year-old Italian woman was admitted to the emergency department with chest pain.…”

Section: Case Reportmentioning

confidence: 98%

Recurrent acute myocardial infarction and Kounis syndrome

Patanè¹,

Marte²,

Currò³

et al. 2010

International Journal of Cardiology

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Section: Case Reportmentioning

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Recurrent acute myocardial infarction and Kounis syndrome

Patanè¹,

Marte²,

Currò³

et al. 2010

International Journal of Cardiology

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“…serum sickness, cerebral infarction, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, rhabdomyolysis, glomerulonephritis, acute renal failure, thrombocytopenic purpura, vasculitis and dissiminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) [1, 2]. Myocardial infarctions after insect stings are very rarely reported in the literature [3–5]. Most of acute coronary syndromes occur with ST segment elevation [3, 5, 6].…”

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confidence: 99%

Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction after a wasp sting

Gawlik

Pezold²,

Bożek

2014

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We report a case of a 56-year-old woman with loss of conscious transferred to the cardiology unit where non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction was diagnosed. The patient reported a wasp sting a few minutes before the accident. The cardiac troponin level was high and confirmed damage of the heart muscle. Finally, echocardiography and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy revealed an ejection fraction of 50% with hypokinesia of posterior walls. Cardiac consequences of the insect venom sting are discussed in this article.

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“…Type I variant of this syndrome [6] is referred to patients with normal coronary arteries without predisposing factors for coronary artery disease in whom the acute release of inflammatory mediators can induce either coronary artery spasm without increase of cardiac enzymes and troponins or coronary artery spasm progressing to acute myocardial infarction with raised cardiac enzymes and troponins. On the contrary, type II variant [7] includes patients with culprit but quiescent pre-existing atheromatous disease in whom the acute release of inflammatory mediators can induce either coronary artery spasm with normal cardiac enzymes and troponins or plaque erosion or rupture manifesting as acute myocardial infarction.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%