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The Heart Does Not Itch, But it Feels Pain: Three Cases of Kounis Syndrome

Kalp Kaşınmaz Ama Ağrıyı Hisseder: Üç Kounis Sendromu Vakası

Ömer Faruk Yılmaz(Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi)0000-0002-0055-8341
İbrahim Etem Dural(Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi)0000-0003-4005-4858
Pages
72–78
Publication Date
2024-04-28
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Therefore, for effective management of suspected cases of Kounis syndrome, collaboration between cardiology and allergy-immunology clinics is essential.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Background: Kounis syndrome is defined as the occurrence of acute coronary artery syndrome as a result of activation of inflammatory cells after conditions such as allergy, hypersensitivity, anaphylaxis or anaphylactic reactions.
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Key Findings & Data:This case reports were presented to provide the latest knowledge on Kounis syndrome, increase awareness of this disease among healthcare providers and researchers, and promote early and appropriate diagnosis and management of this syndrome.
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Conclusion & Impact:Therefore, for effective management of suspected cases of Kounis syndrome, collaboration between cardiology and allergy-immunology clinics is essential.
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⚙️Variables:Kounis sendromu · alerjik miyokart enfarktüsü · stent restenozu

Abstract

Background: Kounis syndrome is defined as the occurrence of acute coronary artery syndrome as a result of activation of inflammatory cells after conditions such as allergy, hypersensitivity, anaphylaxis or anaphylactic reactions. This case reports were presented to provide the latest knowledge on Kounis syndrome, increase awareness of this disease among healthcare providers and researchers, and promote early and appropriate diagnosis and management of this syndrome. Summary of Cases: In the first case, a 45-year-old female patient with no history of coronary artery disease developed anaphylaxis due to a locally applied anesthetic drug. This led to transient coronary artery vasospasm and acute coronary syndrome. In the second case, a 70-year-old male patient with a history of coronary artery disease developed anaphylaxis due to a bee sting. This caused rupture of the coronary artery plaque, resulting in inferior myocardial infarction. In the third case, a 73-year-old male patient with a stent in his coronary artery developed an allergic reaction/anaphylaxis to midazolam, which was administered for sedation before the biopsy procedure. This reaction resulted in restenosis of the old stent and caused an anterior myocardial infarction. Conclusion: Kounis syndrome is a life-threatening condition that requires attention. Ensuring coronary artery patency in the treatment of ischaemia is important to protect cardiomyocyte health and prevent arrhythmias. Ischaemia caused by allergens can be resolved with a combination of antiallergenic treatments. Therefore, for effective management of suspected cases of Kounis syndrome, collaboration between cardiology and allergy-immunology clinics is essential.

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Giriş: Kounis sendromu, alerji, aşırı duyarlılık, anafilaksi veya anafilaktik reaksiyonlar gibi durumlar sonrasında inflamatuar hücrelerin aktivasyonu sonucu akut koroner arter sendromunun ortaya çıkması olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Bu olgu sunumları, Kounis sendromu hakkında en son bilgileri sağlamak, sağlık hizmeti sağlayıcıları ve araştırmacılar arasında bu hastalık hakkındaki farkındalığı artırmak ve bu sendromun erken ve uygun tanısını ve tedavisini teşvik etmek amacıyla sunulmuştur. Vakaların Özeti: Birinci vakada geçmişinde koroner arter hastalığı öyküsü olmayan 45 yaşında kadın hastada lokal olarak uygulanan anestezik ilaç, geçici koroner arter vasospazmı ile akut koroner sendroma sebep olan anafilaksi gelişmesine neden oldu. İkinci vakada geçmişinde koroner arter hastalığı öyküsü olan 70 yaşında erkek hastada arı sokmasına bağlı anafilaksi gelişti. Anafilaksi, koroner arter plağının rüptürüne neden olup inferiyor miyokart enfarktüsüne neden oldu . Üçüncü vakada ise koroner arterinde stenti olan 73 yaşındaki erkek hastaya biyopsi işlemi öncesi sedasyon amacıyla yapılan midazaloma sekonder alerji/anafilaksi gelişti ve bu durum eski stent restenozuna sebep olup anteriyor miyokart enfarktüsü gelişmesine neden oldu. Sonuç: Kounis sendromu dikkat gerektiren hayatı tehdit eden bir durumdur. İskemi tedavisinde koroner arter açıklığının sağlanması, kardiyomiyosit sağlığının korunması ve aritmilerin önlenmesi açısından önemlidir. Alerjenlerin neden olduğu iskemi, antialerjenik tedavilerin de bulunduğu kombinasyon ile çözülebilir. Bu nedenle Kounis sendromundan şüphelenilen vakaların etkin tedavisinde kardiyoloji ve alerjiimmünoloji klinikleri arasında işbirliğinin yapılması önemlidir.

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Yılmaz, Ö. F., Dural, İ. E. (2024). The Heart Does Not Itch, But it Feels Pain: Three Cases of Kounis Syndrome. Batı Karadeniz Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1, 72–78. https://doi.org/10.29058/mjwbs.1355915

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