TY - JOUR AU - Gangadharan, Venkataramanan AU - Bhatheja, Samit AU - Al Balbissi, Kais PY - 2013 TI - Kounis syndrome - an atopic monster for the heart JF - Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy; Vol 3, No 1 (March 05, 2013): Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy Y2 - 2013 KW - N2 - Allergic reactions to chemicals, food products or even insect bites are encountered all over the world with a variety of manifestations. Symptoms range from the development of a minor rash to life threatening anaphylactic reactions. Rarely, such allergic reactions can precipitate acute organ involvement – in our case, acute coronary syndrome. Acute coronary syndrome or ST-Segment elevation myocardial infarction resulting from an allergic reaction, also referred to as Kounis syndrome, is rarely described and not clearly understood (1). We present a case of Kounis syndrome secondary to a bee sting in a patient with previously treated coronary disease. UR - https://cdt.amegroups.org/article/view/1609