Transient left ventricular dysfunction syndrome during anaphylactic shock: vasospasm, Kounis syndrome or epinephrine-induced stunned myocardium?

Int J Cardiol. 2010 Dec 3;145(3):501-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.10.046. Epub 2009 Nov 14.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anaphylaxis / complications*
  • Anaphylaxis / drug therapy
  • Coronary Vasospasm / complications*
  • Epinephrine / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Myocardial Stunning / chemically induced*
  • Myocardial Stunning / complications*
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnosis
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / etiology*
  • Vasoconstrictor Agents / adverse effects

Substances

  • Vasoconstrictor Agents
  • Epinephrine