Echocardiographic Changes in the Context of Metal-on-Metal Versus Nonmetal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty

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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a difference in echocardiographic results between patients with metal-on-metal (MoM) vs non-MoM total hip arthroplasty (THA) and to determine if a correlation exists between serum metal levels and echocardiographic outcomes.

METHODS: Seventy-five patients with the same modular THA enrolled in this prospective cohort study, and 49 had MoM bearings. All patients had serum cobalt, chromium, and titanium levels drawn at 2 study visits with a transthoracic echocardiogram at the second visit. Serum metal concentrations and echocardiographic parameters were compared with 2-way t-tests. Multiple linear regression analyses identified any significant predictors of echocardiographic outcomes.

RESULTS: Mean serum cobalt and chromium levels were significantly greater in the MoM group at both time-points (P < .001 and P < .05, respectively). Titanium levels were similar between groups (P > .05). MoM patients had significantly lower global longitudinal strain compared with the non-MoM group (18.4% vs 20.2%; P = .026). Serum cobalt concentration was found to be an independent predictor of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (P = .02).

CONCLUSION: MoM THA bearings are associated with increased serum cobalt and chromium levels. Patients with MoM THAs had decreased global longitudinal strain, a measure of left ventricular function, but both groups remained within normal range. The clinical impact of the positive association between serum cobalt concentration and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, a marker of right ventricular function, deserves further study. These findings can reassure physicians and patients that metal-induced cardiomyopathy is not typical in the setting of MoM THA.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level II, Prospective Cohort Study.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

The Journal of arthroplasty - 35(2020), 11 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 3230-3236.e3

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Darrith, Brian [VerfasserIn]
Rahman, Tahsin M [VerfasserIn]
Ananthasubramaniam, Karthikeyan [VerfasserIn]
Culvern, Chris [VerfasserIn]
Jacobs, Joshua J [VerfasserIn]
Silverton, Craig D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

0R0008Q3JB
3G0H8C9362
Chromium
Cobalt
Cobalt cardiomyopathy
Journal Article
Metal-on-metal
Profemur Z
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Total hip arthroplasty

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Date Completed 02.04.2021

Date Revised 02.04.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.arth.2020.06.020

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM312416954