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Gold-coated pacemaker implantation for a patient with type IV allergy to titanium |
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| Authors: | Alexander Kypta Hermann Blessberger Michael Lichtenauer Thomas Lambert Juergen Kammler Clemens Steinwender |
| Affiliation: | aDepartment of Cardiology, Linz General Hospital, Johannes Kepler University School of Medicine, Linz, Austria;bDepartment of Cardiology, Clinic of Internal Medicine II, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria |
| Abstract: | A 65-year-old man was scheduled for pacemaker implantation for symptomatic sick-sinus-syndrome (SSS). He suffered from multiple drug-allergies and allergies to several metals like quicksilver and titanium. Gold-coated pacemaker generators and polyurethane leads are effective in avoiding allergic reactions to pacing system components. Therefore, we decided to implant a custom-made gold-coated DDDR-pacemaker generator and polyurethane leads. |
| Keywords: | Permanent pacemaker Gold coated Allergy Titanium |