Utility of Skin Patch Testing to Investigate Cardiac Implant-Related Hypersensitivity

• Madeline K. Mahowald, MD,
• John Z. Nan, MD,
• Ahmed El Shaer, MBBS,
• Alejandra N. Chavez-Ponce, MD,
• Julio C. Sartori-Valinotti, MD,
• Dawn MR. Davis, MD,
• Mohamad Alkhouli, MD

Affiliations

Madeline K. Mahowald, MD

Division of Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

John Z. Nan, MD

Division of Interventional Cardiology, Newport Heart Medical Group, Newport Beach, California, USA

Ahmed El Shaer, MBBS

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Alejandra N. Chavez-Ponce, MD

Department of Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA

Julio C. Sartori-Valinotti, MD

Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Dawn MR. Davis, MD

Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Mohamad Alkhouli, MD

Department of Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr Mohamad Alkhouli, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.