Kounis Syndrome: Review of Clinical Cases.

Among the 235 patients, type I Kounis syndrome was observed in 49.7%, type II in 27.2%, type III in 5.9%, and a combination of types I and II in 1.0%; in 16.2%, it was not possible to classify the type of Kounis syndrome. The median age was 57 years, and 68.5% of the patients were male. The most common causes were antibiotics (32.3%) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (24.3%). The clinical features included chest pain (59.1%), hypotension (74.2%), itching (30.6%), and dyspnea (30.6%). Electrocardiographic monitoring revealed ST-segment elevation in 42.9% and was normal in only 5.5% of patients. Coronary angiography was performed in 80.4% of the patients, revealing unchanged coronary arteries in 50.3% of cases. Сonclusion: Allergic myocardial infarction is a serious complication of drug therapy.