Nickel allergy to the percutaneous patent foramen ovale occluder and subsequent systemic nickel allergy [9]

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2112-

  Dasika, Uday K ^a   Kanter, Kirk R ^b   Vincent, Robert ^c  

^a Forum Health   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SIBLEY HEART CENTER CARDIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; NITINOL;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; PATCH TEST; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE OCCLUDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0347064238     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.06.005     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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2. Latson L, Zahn EM, Wilson N. HELEX septal occluder for closure of atrial septal defects. Curr Interv Cardiol Rep. 2000;2:268-73.