Open AccessChlorpheniramine and phenylephrine induced coronary vasospasm manifesting as Kounis syndrome in a patient with moderate mitral stenosis
Author(s) -
Altuğ Ösken,
Ercan Aydın,
İbrahim Kocayiğit,
Sibel Ösken,
Tuğba Kemaloğlu Öz,
Regayip Zehır,
Ramazan Akdemir,
Hüseyin Gündüz
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
medical journal of dr. d y patil university/medical journal of dr. d.y. patil university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7119
pISSN - 0975-2870
DOI - 10.4103/0975-2870.186053
Subject(s) - medicine , kounis syndrome , cardiology , chest pain , coronary vasospasm , stenosis , angina , coronary angiography , troponin , vasospasm , acute coronary syndrome , myocardial infarction , subarachnoid hemorrhage
We report a case of Kounis syndrome (allergic angina) documented with normal coronary arteries on angiography and echocardiographically proved moderate mitral stenosis in a patient with severe chest pain and electrocardiographic ST-segment elevations but with normal troponin levels