Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator, ischemic stroke, and the risk of Kounis Syndrome

Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator, ischemic stroke, and the risk of Kounis Syndrome

[2] This syndrome is defined today as the concurrence of acute coronary syndromes with conditions associated with mast cell activation, involving interrelated and interacting inflammatory cells. Type II variant, which includes patients with culprit but quiescent pre-existing coronary disease in whom...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of the Indian Academy of Neurology 2011-07, Vol.14 (3), p.223-224
Hauptverfasser: Kounis, Nicholas G, Kouni, Sophia N, Kounis, George N, Kounis, Sophia A
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Sprache:eng
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Acute coronary syndromes
Blood clots
Complications and side effects
Coronary vessels
Heart attack
Heart attacks
Hypertension
Letters to the Editor
Risk factors
Stroke (Disease)
Tissue plasminogen activator
Veins & arteries
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Zusammenfassung:[2] This syndrome is defined today as the concurrence of acute coronary syndromes with conditions associated with mast cell activation, involving interrelated and interacting inflammatory cells. Type II variant, which includes patients with culprit but quiescent pre-existing coronary disease in whom the allergic insult can induce either coronary artery spasm or plaque erosion or rupture manifesting as acute myocardial infarction.
ISSN:0972-2327
1998-3549
DOI:10.4103/0972-2327.85913