[HTML][HTML] Kounis syndrome: an update on epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapeutic management

NG Kounis - Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), 2016‏ - degruyter.com
Kounis syndrome has been established as a hypersensitivity coronary disorder induced by
various conditions, drugs, environmental exposures, foods and coronary stents. Allergic …

Calcium phosphate coatings on magnesium alloys for biomedical applications: a review

S Shadanbaz, GJ Dias - Acta biomaterialia, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Magnesium has been suggested as a revolutionary biodegradable metal for use as an
orthopaedic material. As a biocompatible and degradable metal, it has several advantages …

Current understanding of Kounis syndrome

M Biteker - Expert review of clinical immunology, 2010‏ - Taylor & Francis
Inflammatory mediators, adhesion molecules of neutrophils and monocytes, have been
shown to be increased in the plasma of patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes …

A new antibacterial Co-Cr-Mo-Cu alloy: Preparation, biocorrosion, mechanical and antibacterial property

E Zhang, C Liu - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Co-Cr-Mo alloys have been widely used in hip implants due to their good anti-
corrosion and good wear resistance. However, complaint is still raising due to infection and …

A comprehensive summary of disease variants implicated in metal allergy

K Roach, J Roberts - … of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Allergic disease represents one of the most prominent global public health crises of the 21st
century. Although many different substances are known to produce hypersensitivity …

Hypersensitivity reactions to components of cardiac implantable electronic devices and their treatment: a systematic review

E Kealaher, P Shah, T Dissanayake… - Arrhythmia & …, 2023‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) to components of cardiac implantable
electronic devices (CIEDs) are rare but difficult to differentiate from device infection. Data on …

Thrombotic responses to coronary stents, bioresorbable scaffolds and the Kounis hypersensitivity-associated acute thrombotic syndrome

NG Kounis, I Koniari, A Roumeliotis… - Journal of thoracic …, 2017‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty with coronary stent implantation is a life-
saving medical procedure that has become, nowadays, the most frequent performed …

Biodegradable/biocompatible coated metal implants for orthopedic applications

MM Saleh, AH Touny, MA Al-Omair… - Bio-medical materials …, 2016‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Biocompatible metals have been suggested as revolutionary biomaterials for bone-grafting
therapies. Although metals and their alloys are widely and successfully used in producing …

Nickel hypersensitivity to atrial septal occluders: smoke without fire?

A Apostolos, M Drakopoulou, S Gregoriou… - Clinical Reviews in …, 2022‏ - Springer
Nickel is one of the most common contact allergens worldwide; it is used as the main
component of the devices used for atrial septal defects (ASDs) and patent foramen ovale …

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

AM Guéroult, A Al-Balah, AH Davies, J Shalhoub - Heart, 2022‏ - heart.bmj.com
Objective Nickel allergy is common; endovascular specialists are often confronted with
nickel allergic patients ahead of the implantation of endovascular devices, many of which …