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Case Reports
. 2010 Jun;18(3):294-6.
doi: 10.1177/0218492310368730.

Pericardial tamponade after superior vena cava stent: are nitinol stents safe?

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Pericardial tamponade after superior vena cava stent: are nitinol stents safe?

Imran Khalid et al. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2010 Jun.

Abstract

Placement of a single new-generation nitinol stent resulted in acute pericardial tamponade in a 70-year-old man with superior vena cava syndrome.

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  • Nitinol stents: safe or not?
    Wiwanitkit V. Wiwanitkit V. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2010 Oct;18(5):497. doi: 10.1177/0218492310380753. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2010. PMID: 20947613 No abstract available.

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