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Allergic Myocardial Infarction: An Unusual Cause of Stent Thrombosis. 2021

Giovanni Lorenzoni, and Pierluigi Merella, and Gavino Casu

Unita' Operativa Complessa di Cardiologia, Ospedale San Francesco, Via Mannironi, Nuoro, 08100 Italy. giovannilorenzoni@alice.it.

Our case confirms that an allergic insult can cause an acute myocardial infarction in a stable coronary disease setting. It also suggests that type 3 Kounis syndrome must be suspected in cases of apparently unexplained "very late" stent thrombosis.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006967	Hypersensitivity	Altered reactivity to an antigen, which can result in pathologic reactions upon subsequent exposure to that particular antigen.	Allergy,Allergic Reaction,Allergic Reactions,Allergies,Hypersensitivities,Reaction, Allergic,Reactions, Allergic
D009203	Myocardial Infarction	NECROSIS of the MYOCARDIUM caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart (CORONARY CIRCULATION).	Cardiovascular Stroke,Heart Attack,Myocardial Infarct,Cardiovascular Strokes,Heart Attacks,Infarct, Myocardial,Infarction, Myocardial,Infarctions, Myocardial,Infarcts, Myocardial,Myocardial Infarctions,Myocardial Infarcts,Stroke, Cardiovascular,Strokes, Cardiovascular
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000074962	Kounis Syndrome	A disorder of cardiac function secondary to hypersensitivity reactions. It is characterized by coexistence of acute coronary syndromes and cardiac MAST CELL and PLATELET ACTIVATION. It may be induced by exposure to drugs (e.g., antibiotics, anesthetics, contrast media), food, and environmental triggers (e.g., insect bites and stings, poison ivy).	Allergic Acute Coronary Syndrome,Allergic Angina Syndrome,Allergic Myocardial Infarction,Allergic Angina Syndromes,Allergic Myocardial Infarctions,Myocardial Infarction, Allergic
D013927	Thrombosis	Formation and development of a thrombus or blood clot in BLOOD VESSELS.	Atherothrombosis,Thrombus,Blood Clot,Blood Clots,Thromboses
D015607	Stents	Devices that provide support for tubular structures that are being anastomosed or for body cavities during skin grafting.	Stent