Prevalence of subclinical cardiac abnormalities in patients with metal-on-metal hip replacements

Metal-on-metal (MOM) hip prostheses have a higher failure rate than conventional prostheses and leaching of cobalt and chromium has been linked to cardiomyopathy. We screened MOM subjects to evaluate if cobalt and chromium are related to subclinical cardiac dysfunction.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - May 17, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: F. Lodge, R. Khatun, R. Lord, A. John, A.G. Fraser, Z. Yousef Source Type: research