Review
Cobalt cardiomyopathy. A report of two cases from mineral assay laboratories and a review of the literature
Affiliations
- PMID: 1619493
Item in Clipboard
Review
Cobalt cardiomyopathy. A report of two cases from mineral assay laboratories and a review of the literature
J Occup Med.
1992 Jun.
Abstract
Two young men employed in the mineral assay industry developed non-inflammatory cardiomyopathy. By review of clinical findings, elicitation of occupational and environmental histories, work-site evaluations, and ascertainment of tissue cobalt levels, Nevada Public Health authorities confirmed these cases to be due to occupational cobalt exposure. Hair and heart cobalt levels were elevated for the cases, but control samples had no detectable cobalt. Excess ischemic heart disease mortality among cobalt-exposed workers may reflect misdiagnosis of cardiomyopathy.
Similar articles
-
Fatal myocardial disease associated with industrial exposure to cobalt.Lancet. 1981 Feb 21;1(8217):412-4. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(81)91793-1. Lancet. 1981. PMID: 6110042
-
Pathogenesis and pathology of cobalt cardiomyopathy.Recent Adv Stud Cardiac Struct Metab. 1973;2:407-22. Recent Adv Stud Cardiac Struct Metab. 1973. PMID: 4806975 No abstract available.
-
[Histological aspects of congestive cardiomyopathy caused by alcohol. Comparison with so-called primary cardiomyopathies].Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 1983 Jun;32(4):225-32. Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 1983. PMID: 6614814 French.
-
[Pulmonary pathology due to cobalt and hard metals].Rev Mal Respir. 1989;6(3):201-7. Rev Mal Respir. 1989. PMID: 2662276 Review. French.
-
The role of endomyocardial biopsy in the diagnosis of cardiomyopathies.Ital Heart J. 2002 Jun;3(6):348-53. Ital Heart J. 2002. PMID: 12116798 Review.
Cited by
-
Occupational asthma with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in a diamond polisher.Environ Health Perspect. 2001 Dec;109(12):1303-6. doi: 10.1289/ehp.011091303. Environ Health Perspect. 2001. PMID: 11748040 Free PMC article.
-
An analytical comparison of cobalt cardiomyopathy and idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.Biol Trace Elem Res. 1996 Oct-Nov;55(1-2):21-30. doi: 10.1007/BF02784165. Biol Trace Elem Res. 1996. PMID: 8971351
-
Clinical features, testing, and management of patients with suspected prosthetic hip-associated cobalt toxicity: a systematic review of cases.J Med Toxicol. 2013 Dec;9(4):405-15. doi: 10.1007/s13181-013-0320-0. J Med Toxicol. 2013. PMID: 24222555 Free PMC article.
-
Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty: An Evidence-Based Analysis.Ont Health Technol Assess Ser. 2006;6(4):1-57. Epub 2006 Feb 1. Ont Health Technol Assess Ser. 2006. PMID: 23074495 Free PMC article.
-
Calcium-dependent changes in potassium currents in guinea-pig coronary artery smooth muscle cells after acute cobalt loading in vivo.Pflugers Arch. 2004 Oct;449(1):16-25. doi: 10.1007/s00424-004-1292-3. Pflugers Arch. 2004. PMID: 15340849
Publication types
MeSH terms
Substances
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
Medical