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Gold-coated pacemaker implantation for a patient with type IV allergy to titanium
Alexander Kypta1, Hermann Blessberger1, Michael Lichtenauer2
1Department of Cardiology, Linz General Hospital, Johannes Kepler University School of Medicine, Linz, 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.

