Nickel allergy, how deep?

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 104-106

  Anselmino, Matteo ^a   Ribezzo, Marco ^a   Orzan, Fulvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial septal defect; Heart; Nickel allergy; Percutaneous closure devices

Indexed keywords

NICKEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; PATCH TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ALLOYS; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 61849168512     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.64.1.2034371     Document Type: Article

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