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Measuring Local Anaphylaxis in Mice
Published on: October 14, 2014
[Intravenous epinephrine for anaphylaxis: Kounis or takotsubo syndrome?]
Matteo Bianco1, Chiara Lario2, Paola Destefanis1
1Divisione di Cardiologia, A.O.U. San Luigi Gonzaga, Orbassano (TO).
Abstract:
The presence of an acute coronary syndrome in patients with anaphylaxis is a challenging diagnostic conundrum for the cardiologist. Both Kounis syndrome and takotsubo syndrome must be taken into account. We present here the case of a 46-year-old woman suffering from ventricular fibrillation after adrenaline infusion for an anaphylactic reaction. The case report shows the important role of a clear diagnostic work-up and the role of cardiac magnetic resonance in this clinical scenario to reach the final diagnosis of reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
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