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Eosinophilic coronary periarteritis presenting with vasospastic angina and sudden death: a new cause and manifestation of Kounis syndrome?

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  1. Department of Medical Sciences, Patras Highest Institute of Education and Technology, Queen Olgas Square, 7 Aratou Street, Patras, 26221, Greece

    Nicholas G. Kounis

  2. Department of Cardiology, “Saint Andrews” State General Hospital, Patras, Greece

    Andreas Mazarakis

  3. Department of Cardiology, University of Patras Medical School, Rion, Patras, Greece

    Grigorios Tsigkas

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Kounis, N.G., Mazarakis, A. & Tsigkas, G. Eosinophilic coronary periarteritis presenting with vasospastic angina and sudden death: a new cause and manifestation of Kounis syndrome?. Virchows Arch 462, 687–688 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-013-1406-4

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