Nickel hypersensitivity and endovascular devices: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aurélien M GuéroultAmer Al-BalahAlun H DaviesJoseph Shalhoub

Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2021)

Patch-tested nickel allergy is associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes following endovascular device implantation and alternative treatment options should be considered. Specialists faced with patients' self-reporting nickel allergy should consider proceeding to diagnostic patch-testing.

Keyphrases

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