Essential Trace and Toxic Element Distribution in the Scalp Hair of Pakistani Myocardial Infarction Patients and Controls

• Published in: Biological trace element research Vol. 113; no. 1; pp. 19 - 34
• Main Authors: Afridi, Hasssan Imaran, Kazi, Tasneem Gul, Kazi, Gul Hassan, Jamali, Mohammad Khan, Shar, Ghulam Qadir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2006
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cadmium - metabolism; Chromium - metabolism; Copper - metabolism; Female; Flame Ionization; Hair - chemistry; Humans; Iron - metabolism; Lead - metabolism; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction - metabolism; Nickel - metabolism; Pakistan; Scalp - chemistry; Trace Elements - analysis; Zinc - metabolism; Pakistan

The pathogenesis of heart disease has been associated with changes in the balance of certain trace elements. The aim of this study was to evaluate the Zn, Fe, Cu, Cr, Ni, Pb, and Cd contents in scalp hair samples of myocardial infarction (MCI) patients hospitalized in the cardiac ward of National Ho...