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Anaphylactic shock versus Kounis syndrome in cardiac surgery: Differential diagnosis
Shock anafiláctico versus síndrome de Kounis durante el intraoperatorio de cirugía cardiaca: diagnóstico diferencial
M. Merino Garcíaa,
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, M. Castaño Ruizb, J.M. Marcos-Vidala, R. González de Castroa, S. Marcos Contrerasa, D. Fernández Garcíaa
a Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain
b Servicio de Cirugía Cardiaca, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain
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No skin rash was observed in accessible areas&#46; Ultrasound monitoring showed severe biventricular dysfunction&#46; Given the situation&#44; and with a suspicion of anaphylactic shock&#44; we decided to interrupt infusion of both protamine and amiodarone&#44; perform emergency recannulation and re-start ECC&#44; while starting support with norepinephrine 0&#46;8<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mcg&#47;kg&#47;min and adrenaline 0&#46;1<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mcg&#47;kg&#47;min&#44; and administration of 200<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg of hydrocortisone plus 100<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg methylprednisolone&#46; Once ECC had been restarted&#44; a venous sample was obtained and sent for determination of serum tryptase&#46; Arterial hypotension persisted despite vasoconstrictors but gradually improved until vasoactive support could be partially reduced&#46; Transesophageal echocardiography was performed again&#44; and showed normal functioning of the mitral valve prosthesis and severe global biventricular dysfunction without segmental contractility abnormalities&#44; which improved after starting dobutamine 15 mcg&#47;kg&#47;min&#46; Once haemodynamics had stabilised&#44; ECC was disconnected and the venous line was removed&#46; Heparin was reversed with protamine at a very slow infusion rate through the peripheral line&#46; The aortic catheter was only removed when half the dose had been administered&#44; and no further haemodynamic or respiratory alterations were observed&#46; After transfusion of 700<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ml of frozen fresh plasma and 2 bags of red blood cells&#44; the patient was transferred to the postanaesthesia care unit &#40;PACU&#41; with dobutamine&#44; norepinephrine and adrenaline support&#44; the latter 2 in tapering doses&#46; Blood samples taken after re-start of ECC showed serum tryptase levels of to 38&#46;40 mcg&#47;l &#40;tryptase reference value&#58; 0&#8211;13&#46;5<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mcg&#47;l&#41;&#44; which subsequently fell to 23&#46;3 and 15&#46;2<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mcg&#47;l at 4 and 24<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>h post-shock&#46; Sixteen hours after PACU admission&#44; sedation was withdrawn and neurological integrity was confirmed&#44; allowing us to extubate the patient without incident&#46; The patient developed stage I acute kidney injury&#44; with peak creatinine levels of 1&#46;78<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg&#47;dl&#44; which was treated successfully with furosemide 10<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg&#47;6<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>h&#46; Maximum levels of ultrasensitive troponin and CK-MB were 1038<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;l and 51<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>U&#47;l&#44; respectively at 8<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>h post-shock &#40;reference values ultrasensitive troponin&#58; 0&#8211;13<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;l and CK-MB&#58; 1&#8211;25<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>U&#47;l&#41;&#46; Vasoactive support was gradually withdrawn&#44; and the patient was transferred to the ward 48<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>h after PACU admission&#46; He was referred to the Allergy Service to undergo skin and epicutaneous tests due to a suspicion of anaphylactic shock&#46; The prick test was positive for amiodarone and negative for protamine and vancomycin&#46; The intradermal and epicutaneous tests were also negative for protamine and vancomycin&#46; The echocardiogram performed at 7 days showed normal biventricular function&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0015" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0035">Discussion</span><p id="par0030" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Diagnosis of KS is primarily clinical&#44; based on the observation of signs and symptoms of acute allergic reaction coinciding with an acute coronary event&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1</span></a> It can occur in patients without heart disease &#40;KS type <span class="elsevierStyleSmallCaps">I</span>&#41;&#44; in patients with pre-existing atherosclerosis &#40;KS type II&#41;&#44; or in patients with coronary stents &#40;KS type III&#41;&#46;</p><p id="par0035" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In our case&#44; diagnosis was complicated by the acute coronary event occurring during heart surgery&#44; since cardiac enzymes are elevated after practically all types of heart surgery and the electrocardiographic changes suggestive of ischaemia that can occur after ECC are nonspecific&#44; at least at that time&#46; However&#44; the severe biventricular dysfunction presented by our patient after disconnection from the heart bypass pump&#44; combined with the need for inotropic support and the presence of ST segment elevation in the anterior and inferior leads&#44; led us to at least take KS into consideration&#46; In addition&#44; the fact that the echocardiogram performed a week later was normal supported our initial diagnosis&#46;</p><p id="par0040" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">With regard to analytical work-up&#44; increased levels of tryptase over baseline has a sensitivity of 73&#37; and a specificity of 98&#37; for the diagnosis of anaphylaxis&#44; and these parameters increase when serial testing is performed&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2</span></a></p><p id="par0045" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Regarding the causative agent&#44; amiodarone is a class 3 antiarrhythmic drug used for the treatment of both atrial and ventricular arrhythmias&#46; It has been associated with several side effects&#44; most of which are dose-dependent and appear in the context of prolonged oral administration&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0060"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a> The adverse cardiovascular effects are potentially the most serious&#44; and occur with intravenous administration&#46; The incidence of allergic reaction to amiodarone is extremely low&#44; even in patients with known allergy to iodinated contrast agents<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0065"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a>&#59; anaphylaxis to amiodarone is rarely described in the medical literature&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0070"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5</span></a> and has only once been reported in connection with severe haemodynamic collapse that required mechanical ventricular assistance&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0075"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">6</span></a> Fortunately&#44; we were able to re-start cardiopulmonary bypass immediately because the event occurred during heart surgery&#44; and despite having implemented adequate measures for the treatment of anaphylaxis&#44; these were not effective&#44; at least initially&#46; Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has been used to resuscitate patients presenting anaphylaxis and cardiogenic shock&#44; and may be an alternative if these events occur during non-cardiac surgery&#44; or when ECC is unavailable&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0080"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7</span></a></p><p id="par0050" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">To date&#44; 3 other entities have been linked to SK&#58;<ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0005"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0005"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0055" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy&#44; which mainly affects the apical area of the left ventricle&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0010"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0060" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Coronary vascular disease in allogeneic heart transplant&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0015"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0065" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Hypersensitivity myocarditis&#44; mostly associated with viral infections&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0070" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">KS management involves treating the acute coronary syndrome and the anaphylaxis&#44; and is aggravated by the fact that the drugs used are indicated for acute coronary syndrome and anaphylaxis separately&#44; but may present contraindications when used in combination&#46; This is particularly true of adrenalin which&#44; though first-line treatment in anaphylaxis&#44; can aggravate ischaemia&#44; prolong the QT interval&#44; and induce coronary vasospasm and arrhythmias&#46; Further studies are needed before it can be fully recommended for the treatment of SK&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1</span></a> The treatment currently recommended for the syndrome includes antihistamines&#44; corticosteroids and antithrombotic therapy&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0085"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">8</span></a> In young&#44; healthy patients&#44; first-line treatment includes vasodilator agents &#40;nitrates and calcium antagonists&#41;&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0090"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">9</span></a></p></span><span id="sec0020" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0040">Conclusion</span><p id="par0075" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">KS is probably under-diagnosed&#44; and should be included in the differential diagnosis of cardiogenic shock&#44; particularly when accompanied by signs of hypersensitivity&#46; It is important to consider KS in patients presenting an anaphylactic reaction&#44; since treatment of this condition may require a multidisciplinary approach&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0025" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0045">Conflicts of interest</span><p id="par0080" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest&#46;</p></span></span>"
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