Fulminant eosinophilic myocarditis following ICD implantation in a patient with undisclosed nickel allergy.

Int J Cardiol

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck Medical Center of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address:

Published: January 2016

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