| The conundrum of hypersensitivity cardiac disease: Hypersensitivity myocarditis, acute hypersensitivity coronary syndrome (Kounis Syndrome) or both? | |
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PMID: 19892418 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Hypersensitivity or allergic inflammatory processes can affect the cardiac structures during allergic insults. The myocardium, the conduction system and the coronary arteries can be the targets of these insults resulting in Kounis syndrome (hypersensitivity coronary syndrome) or hypersensitivity myocarditis. Kounis syndrome and hypersensitivity myocarditis can be clinically indistinguishable and masquerade each other. Simultaneous occurrence of both entities has not been reported. We report on a patient who presented with signs and symptoms of type I variant of Kounis syndrome but cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed that he had hypersensitivity myocarditis. |
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Authors:
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G C Almpanis; A Mazarakis; D A Dimopoulos; N A Tragotsalou; G N Kounis; N G Kounis; D Alexopoulos |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-11-04 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of cardiology Volume: 148 ISSN: 1874-1754 ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Cardiol. Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-03-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8200291 Medline TA: Int J Cardiol Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 237-40 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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