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Novel Use of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Diagnosis of Cobalt Cardiomyopathy

Authors :
BS June A. Yamrozik
Mark Bunker
Robert W Biederman
Mark Doyle
BA Ronald B. Williams
Moneal Shah
Huma Samar
Source :
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. 8(10):1231-1232
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2015.

Abstract

A 54-year-old male patient with bilateral metal-on-metal hip prosthesis and recently diagnosed cobalt toxicity presented with gradually worsening symptoms of heart failure. Serum cobalt (120 μg/l; normal

Details

ISSN :
1936878X
Volume :
8
Issue :
10
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....7a9e88f0ed432f94c152a41fa86bca19
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2014.12.016