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The association of an acute coronary syndrome with mast cell activation secondary to allergen exposure is known as the Kounis syndrome. We present two cases of the Kounis syndrome: (i) one was misdiagnosed as acute ST elevation myocardial infarction and treated with thrombolytics; (ii) the second diagnosis was made after a recurrence two months after the first incident.
Assuntos
Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/induzido quimicamente , Combinação Amoxicilina e Clavulanato de Potássio/efeitos adversos , Antibacterianos/efeitos adversos , Ceftriaxona/efeitos adversos , Hipersensibilidade a Drogas/complicações , Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/diagnóstico , Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/diagnóstico por imagem , Adulto , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Angiografia Coronária , Estenose Coronária/diagnóstico por imagem , Vasoespasmo Coronário/etiologia , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Mastócitos/imunologia , Infarto do Miocárdio/diagnóstico , Infarto do Miocárdio/imunologia , Recidiva , SíndromeAssuntos
Aneurisma Coronário/diagnóstico por imagem , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/diagnóstico por imagem , Átrios do Coração/diagnóstico por imagem , Cardiopatias/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Fístula Vascular/diagnóstico por imagem , Aneurisma Coronário/cirurgia , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/cirurgia , Átrios do Coração/cirurgia , Cardiopatias/cirurgia , Humanos , Masculino , Fístula Vascular/cirurgiaRESUMO
Aspirin is one of the oldest medicines. Due to its wide range usage in different fields of medicine, we aimed to present the history, effects and different uses of aspirin in this review. Furthermore, recent patents of novel pharmaceutical interventions in the field of acetylsalicylic acid, expanding treatment options are presented. Literature search was performed in order to reach data and present information about aspirin from a historical perspective. Since its first use as a pain killer, aspirin has found a broad range of use in general medicine, cardiovascular medicine, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, dentistry, gastroenterology, oncology with its different effects. Aspirin, a painkilling gift of history to mankind, with a history dating back to BC and various healing effects, promises to be of greater use in different fields of medicine with the light of recent studies, inspiring more research and gaining more popularity.