| Issue |
E3S Web of Conferences
Volume 1, 2013
Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment
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| Article Number | 40002 | |
| Number of page(s) | 2 | |
| Section | Heavy Metals and Human Health | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20130140002 | |
| Published online | 23 April 2013 | |
Arsenic and cardiovascular diseases
Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy
a fabrizio.bianchi@ifc.cnr.it
b liliana.cori@ifc.cnr.it
c rosa.sicari@ifc.cnr.it
A growing body of epidemiologic, experimental and clinical evidence shows that arsenic may exert relevant cardiovascular effects with early damage such as endothelial dysfunction. Early biomarkers of cardiovascular damage together with markers of exposure, genetic and epigenetic effects, DNA damage, apoptosis, oxidative stress remain unexplored and a study is ongoing in Italy.
Key words: cardiovascular diseases / arsenic / biomonitoring / early markers of cardiovascular effects
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