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Arthroprosthetic cobaltism associated with cardiomyopathy.
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13 citing papers in PubMed.
- Knee arthroplasty failure is associated with significant systemic multimetal exposure.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Cobalt and titanium levels in the brain are associated with Alzheimer's disease pathology but not cognition: A study of older adults with and without total joint replacement.Acta biomaterialia · 2026Article
- Metal Concentrations in Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients With Arthroplasty Implants.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Total Joint Arthroplasty in Patients With an Implanted Left Ventricular Assist Device.Arthroplasty today · 2023Article
- Non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy associated with elevated serum cobalt and accelerated wear of a metal-on-metal hip resurfacing.BMJ case reports · 2022Article
- Prosthetic hip-associated cobalt toxicity: a systematic review of case series and case reports.EFORT open reviews · 2022Review
- Cobalt-induced cardiomyopathy - do circulating cobalt levels matter?Bone & joint research · 2021Article
- A case report of cobalt cardiomyopathy leading to electric storm and cardiogenic shock: the importance of the orthopaedic background in patients with heart failure of unknown aetiology.European heart journal. Case reports · 2021Article
- Alpha lipoic acid antagonizes cytotoxicity of cobalt nanoparticles by inhibiting ferroptosis-like cell death.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2020Article
- Biological Monitoring of Metal Ions Released from Hip Prostheses.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Cobalt cardiomyopathy in hip arthroplasty.Arthroplasty today · 2019Article
- Differential toxicity of processed and non-processed states of CoCrMo degradation products generated from a hip simulator on neural cells.Nanotoxicology · 2018Article
- Systemic and local toxicity of metal debris released from hip prostheses: A review of experimental approaches.Nanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine · 2018Review
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Abstract
Systemic cobaltism related to metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty has been published in case reports and series with effects on the cardiac, neurologic, endocrine, and immunologic systems. This case report presents a 46-year-old male who underwent bilateral metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty and subsequently developed cardiomyopathy requiring left ventricular assist device implantation. Intervention with bilateral revision to non-cobalt-containing implants resulted in improved cardiac function. This case report will alert clinicians to the presentation of this rare but devastating complication while also displaying improvement following revision total hip arthroplasty. It is our hope this case will aid in early recognition and intervention of this condition.
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