Allergic Acute Coronary Syndrome-Kounis Syndrome

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2022 Feb;40(1):69-78. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2021.08.010. Epub 2021 Oct 29.ABSTRACTAcute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the setting of an allergic/immunologic reaction is known as Kounis syndrome. It is an underdiagnosed and underrecognized disease entity. One must keep a high index of suspicions when managing a patient presenting with cardiac as well as allergic symptoms. There are 3 main variants to the syndrome. Treating the allergic reaction may alleviate the pain; however, ACS guidelines should be followed if cardiac ischemia is present.PMID:34782092 | DOI:10.1016/j.emc.2021.08.010
Source: The Medical Clinics of North America - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research