Nickel allergy, amplatzer atrial septal occluder device, and the risk of kounis syndrome

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-

  Almpanis, G C ^a   Tsigkas, G G ^a   Kounis, G N ^a   Kounis, N G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; EVEROLIMUS; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; NITINOL; TITANIUM; ZOTAROLIMUS;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CATHETER; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; KOUNIS SYNDROME; LETTER; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; ORTHODONTICS; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; THORAX PAIN; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

CHEST PAIN; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; NICKEL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEPTAL OCCLUDER DEVICE; SYNDROME;

EID: 77649259509     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: 19328737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.20735     Document Type: Letter

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