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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2016-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942016000200194&lng=en&tlng=en