Nickel allergy, Kounis syndrome and intracardiac metal devices

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 364-365

  Almpanis, George C ^b   Tsigkas, Grigorios G ^b   Koutsojannis, Constantinos ^b   Mazarakis, Andreas ^b   Kounis, George N ^b   Kounis, Nicholas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b Patras Highest Institute of Education and Technology   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atrial septal defect; Intracardiac shunt; Kounis syndrome; Metal allergy; Patent foramen ovale

Indexed keywords

ENDEAVOR; EVEROLIMUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZOTAROLIMUS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ATRIAL SEPTAL OCCLUDER DEVICE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CARDIAC PATIENT; CORONARY STENT; DRUG ELUTING STENT; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PALPITATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; KOUNIS SYNDROME; LETTER; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 77956515226     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.02.038     Document Type: Article

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