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Editorial
. 2015 Aug 14;12(4):110-112.
doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2015.07.006. eCollection 2015 Oct.

Editorial: Kounis syndrome (allergic angina and allergic myocardial infarction) for cardiologists

Shozo Sueda  1 , Yasuhiro Sasaki  1 , Hirokazu Habara  1 , Hiroaki Kohno  1
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Editorial: Kounis syndrome (allergic angina and allergic myocardial infarction) for cardiologists

Shozo Sueda et al. J Cardiol Cases. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome; Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Coronary artery spasm; Histamine; Late stent thrombosis.

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The classification of Kounis syndrome. CAD, coronary artery disease.
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