title: Ask the doctor. Six months after having my knee replaced (at age 88!), I developed a cardiac arrhythmia. I know of this happening to several other people, including a friend who developed an arrhythmia two months after having his hip replaced at age 76. Does joint replacement surgery often cause heart rhythm problems?
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000191:economics*; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans