Mercury Exposure and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Two U.S. Cohorts

• Published in: The New England journal of medicine Vol. 364; no. 12; pp. 1116 - 1125
• Main Authors: Mozaffarian, Dariush, Shi, Peilin, Morris, J. Steven, Spiegelman, Donna, Grandjean, Philippe, Siscovick, David S, Willett, Walter C, Rimm, Eric B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Waltham, MA Massachusetts Medical Society 24.03.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Biomarkers - analysis; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Case-Control Studies; Cohort Studies; Diet; Effect Modifier, Epidemiologic; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Environmental Exposure - analysis; Family medical history; Fatty Acids, Omega-3 - administration & dosage; Female; Fishes; Food Contamination; General aspects; Heart; Heart attacks; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Medical sciences; Mercury - analysis; Methylmercury Compounds - adverse effects; Methylmercury Compounds - analysis; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Multivariate Analysis; Nails - chemistry; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Risk Factors; Seafood; Selenium; Selenium - analysis; United States - epidemiology; United States; United States > US; Medicine; Cohort study; Risk factor; Cardiovascular disease; Risk; Exposure; Mercury; Public health; Heavy metal

Stored toenail clippings were used to assess mercury exposure in men and women who had had incident cardiovascular events and in matched controls. Participants with higher mercury exposures did not have a higher risk of cardiovascular events, even after adjustment for fish consumption. Controversy h...