Inflammatory mediators including histamine, neutral proteases, arachidonic acid products,
platelet activating factor and a variety of cytokines and chemokines are increased in blood or …

Inflammatory mediators, adhesion molecules of neutrophils and monocytes, have been
shown to be increased in the plasma of patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes …

The advent of drug-eluting stents (DES) has revolutionized the field of interventional
cardiology. Their dramatic and persistent restenotic and target lesion revascularization …

The balance of evidence from human observations and animal studies suggests that the
main pathophysiologic features of anaphylactic shock are a profound reduction in venous …

The use of drug‐eluting stents (DES) for the treatment of coronary stenosis has increased
sharply and now accounts for more than 75% of all coronary stents utilized. However …

Background: Patients with anaphylaxis can have acute coronary syndromes secondary to
allergic mediator effects on coronary vessels. Information about these cases is restricted to …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical features, natural history and response to treatment of
coronary vasospasm associated with eosinophilia. METHODS: Two patients with …

Hymenoptera stings can induce acute coronary syndromes by different pathogenetic
mechanisms including direct action of the venom constituents on the coronary endothelium …

The concurrence of acute coronary syndromes with allergic or hypersensitivity as well as
with anaphylactic or anaphylactoid reactions is increasingly encountered in clinical practice …

Kounis Syndrome (Allergic Angina and Allergic Myocardial Infarction) Page 1 In: Angina
Pectoris: Etiology, Pathogenesis and Treatment ISBN: 978-1-60456-674-1 Editors: AP Gallo …