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From Hip to Heart: A Comprehensive Evaluation of an Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy. - 2021

Infiltrative cardiomyopathies are an increasingly recognized cause of heart failure warranting systematic evaluation. Given overlap of clinical and imaging findings among etiologies of infiltrative cardiomyopathies, comprehensive evaluation, including a history and physical examination, advanced cardiac imaging, and sometimes endomyocardial biopsy, is required for diagnosis. We report a case of infiltrative cardiomyopathy in which endomyocardial biopsy confirmed diagnosis of cobalt-induced cardiomyopathy. The novel teaching points highlighted by this case report include identification of heavy-metal toxicity as a cause of infiltrative cardiomyopathy, and the outline of a diagnostic approach and management for cobalt-induced cardiomyopathy. Copyright (c) 2021 The Authors.


English

ISSN: 2589-790X

Standard No.: 10.1016/j.cjco.2021.06.010 [doi] PMC8640576 [pmc] S2589-790X(21)00163-3 [pii]

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Subjects--Geographic Terms:
MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute
MedStar National Rehabilitation Network
MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Index Terms--Occupation:
Internal Medicine Residency
Orthopedic Surgery

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Case Reports