shunt closure devices

Commentary

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

02/01/2015

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

Joseph Brent Muhlestein , MD, FAHA, FACC;

Anwar Tandar , MD;

Divya Ratan Verma , MD, MS;

Namakkal S. Rajasekaran , PhD;

Renee Neuharth , BS ;

Amit N. Patel , MD, MS;

Rodney S. Badger , MD;

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