Items Tagged ‘metal allergy’
April 15, 2012
Mayo Clinic Study Suggests Coronary Stents Not Harmful to Patients With History of Metal Allergy
Cardiologists have long grappled with how to best manage patients with coronary artery disease who report skin hypersensitivity to nickel or other metal components found in stents — small tubes placed in narrowed or weakened arteries to help improve blood flow to the heart…”Most interventional cardiologists will, at some stage, have to decide whether to […]
Tags: coronary artery disease, Dr. Rajiv Gulati, metal allergy