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

Dariush Mozaffarian | Zendy; Peilin Shi | Zendy; J. Steven Morris | Zendy; Donna Spiegelman | Zendy; Philippe Grandjean | Zendy; David S. Siscovick | Zendy; Walter C. Willett | Zendy; Eric B. Rimm | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Dariush Mozaffarian,

Peilin Shi,

J. Steven Morris,

Donna Spiegelman,

Philippe Grandjean,

David S. Siscovick,

Walter C. Willett,

Eric B. Rimm

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1006876

Subject(s) - methylmercury , ingestion , fish consumption , disease , mercury (programming language) , medicine , mercury exposure , selenium , environmental health , physiology , fish <actinopterygii> , biology , chemistry , ecology , fishery , computer science , biomonitoring , programming language , organic chemistry

Exposure to methylmercury from fish consumption has been linked to a potentially increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but evidence from prior studies is equivocal. Beneficial effects of the ingestion of fish and selenium may also modify such effects.

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