Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect with atrial septal occluder in a patient with nickel allergy
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Hasan Arı; Selma Arı; Ahmet Tütüncü; Alper Karakuş; Mehmet Melek
- Source
- Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, Vol 45, Iss 4, Pp 355-357 (2017)
- Subject
- atrial septal defect
nickel allergy
septal occluder device.
Medicine
Internal medicine
RC31-1245
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701
- Language
- English
Turkish
- ISSN
- 1016-5169
Presently described is transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect with atrial septal occluder (ASO) device in a patient with nickel allergy. Patients with metal allergy who will undergo nitinol device implantation should be tested for possible nickel hypersensitivity. ASO device and treatment strategy (percutaneous or surgical) should be selected according to allergy test result.