Left Ventricular Structure and Function in Relation to Environmental Exposure to Lead and Cadmium [Epidemiology]

ConclusionsAlthough effect sizes were small, our results suggest that environmental exposure to lead, cadmium, or both might be a risk factor for systolic LV dysfunction, a condition often proceeding to heart failure.

Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - February 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yang, W.-Y., Zhang, Z.-Y., Thijs, L., Cauwenberghs, N., Wei, F.-F., Jacobs, L., Luttun, A., Verhamme, P., Kuznetsova, T., Nawrot, T. S., Staessen, J. A. Tags: Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Heart Failure Original Research Source Type: research