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Possible anaphylactic reaction to taxus stent: a case report.

Turkoglu S, Simsek V, Abaci A

Department of Cardiology, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

We report a patient who experienced an anaphylactic reaction during coronary artery stenting. Immediately after a polymer-based paclitaxel-eluting stent (Taxus, Boston-Scientific) is deployed, the patient developed profound hypotension and an erythematous rash. The case complicated with coronary spasm and a new thrombus formation making a second stent implantation necessary. The reaction was successfully reversed with epinephrine, steroid, antihistaminic, a 9-hr infusion of dopamine, and intraaortic balloon counterpulsation.

Published 28 November 2005 in Catheter Cardiovasc Interv, 66(4): 554-6.
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