Aortic valve replacement in a patient with severe nickel allergy

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 618-620

  Lusini, Mario ^a   Barbato, Raffaele ^a   Spadaccio, Cristiano ^a   Chello, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ADULT; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; STERNOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AORTIC VALVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES;

EID: 82455171869     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01320.x     Document Type: Article

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