Anesthetic Approach in Kounis Syndrome - A Little Known Heart Enemy: Case Report Abordagem Anestésica na Síndrome de Kounis - Um Inimigo Cardíaco Pouco Conhecido: A Propósito de um Caso Clínico

Abstract

The Kounis syndrome, also known as allergic angina syndrome, was described in 1991 by Kounis and Zafras as a “coincident occurrence of chest pain and allergic reaction accompanied by clinical and laboratory findings of a classic angina pectoris caused by released inflammatory mediators during allergic stimulus”.
The authors present the case of a 57-years-old male diagnosed with Kounis syndrome undergoing nasal polypectomy, meato-tomy and anteroposterior ethmoidectomy.
With this publication the authors pretend to make a theoretical review about the anesthetic approach directed to this syndrome since it is a recent topic with multidisciplinary involvement (Anesthesiology, Cardiology and Intensive Care).