shunt closure devices

Commentary

I`ll Bet You a Nickel You Don`t Ask

02/01/2015

Peter C. Block, MD

Dr. Block offers a thoughtful commentary on the nickel elution study by Verma et al, and offers his take on the need for more studies concerning nickel sensitivity and clinical outcomes for a host of interventions.

Dr. Block offers a thoughtful...

02/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Nickel Elution Properties of Contemporary Interatrial Shunt Closure Devices

02/01/2015

Divya Ratan Verma, MD, MS^1*; Muhammad F. Khan, MD^1*; Anwar Tandar, MD¹; Namakkal S. Rajasekaran, PhD^1,2; Ren√©e Neuharth, BS¹; Amit N. Patel, MD, MS³; Joseph B. Muhlestein, MD^1,4; Rodney S. Badger, MD¹

Divya Ratan Verma, MD, MS1*; Muhamma...

We sought to compare nickel elution properties of contemporary interatrial shunt closure devices in vitro. There is substantial variability in nickel elution; the safety of low nickel elution devices in patients with nickel allergy needs to...

We sought to compare nickel...

02/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology