Kounis syndrome presenting as ST elevation acute myocardial infarction

Michael Engheta; Jonathan Urbanczyk; Erica Fidone; Yissela Escobedo; Timothy Mixon

doi:10.1080/08998280.2021.1907095

Kounis syndrome presenting as ST elevation acute myocardial infarction

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2021 Apr 9;34(4):500-502. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2021.1907095.

Authors

Michael Engheta¹, Jonathan Urbanczyk¹, Erica Fidone¹, Yissela Escobedo¹, Timothy Mixon¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor Scott and White Medical Center - Temple and Texas A&M Health Science Center, Temple, Texas.

Abstract

Allergic acute coronary syndrome, Kounis syndrome, is a rare cause of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction triggered by an allergic reaction to a drug or environmental allergen, resulting in atheromatous plaque rupture or coronary artery vasospasm. We report three cases of Kounis syndrome presenting as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome; atherosclerosis; cardiovascular disease; coronary angiography; myocardial infarction; percutaneous coronary intervention.

Publication types

Case Reports