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Sudden cardiovascular collapse caused by severe anaphylaxis after cisatracurium use: a case report

Kounis syndrome is an acute coronary syndrome concurrently occurs with allergic or hypersensitivity reactions. In patient with this syndrome, inflammatory mediators released due to an allergic reaction implicate to induce coronary artery spasm and atheromatous plaque rupture. We describe a patient w...

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Autores principales: Yoon, Syn-Hae, Bang, Ji-Yeon, Seo, Hyungseok, Song, Jun-Gol
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4280479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25558342
http://dx.doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2014.67.6.412
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Sumario:Kounis syndrome is an acute coronary syndrome concurrently occurs with allergic or hypersensitivity reactions. In patient with this syndrome, inflammatory mediators released due to an allergic reaction implicate to induce coronary artery spasm and atheromatous plaque rupture. We describe a patient with coronary artery disease who developed acute perioperative myocardial infarction leading to cardiac arrest after the anaphylactic reaction to cisatracurium, which led to a suspicion of Kounis syndrome. Anesthesiologists should be aware that anaphylaxis or allergic reactions can progress to acute coronary syndrome, thereby significantly change the course of the disease.