Mercury cardiovascular system

Siblerud RL. 1990. The relationship between mercury from dental amalgam and the cardiovascular system. Sci Total Environ 99(l-2) 23-36. 

Heavy metal exposures are well known to impact the cardiovascular system. Workers exposed to manganese have been found to have accelerated heart beats and mean diastolic heart blood pressures that are significantly lower than those of controls. Mercury and cadmium exposures are associated with hypertension, vascular disease, and myocardial infarction (heart attack). I23 There is a causal relationship between lead exposure and hypertension. I24l... 

In addition, the manifestations of dietary copper deficiency occur in animals that consume diets that contain copper antagonists, such as sulfide ion, molybdenum, zinc, silver, mercury, and cadmium (Evans, 1973). The extent and type of disorders associated with copper deficiency depend on species, age, sex, and severity of deficiency, but the disorders generally include anemia achromotri-chia lesions of the cardiovascular system, lung, skeleton, and central nervous system changes in the growth and appearance of hair, fur, or wool impaired growth and reproductive failure. 

Selenoprotein P Accounts for 60-80% of plasma selenoproteins contains up to 10 selenocysteines per molecule has a transport function binds mercury may protect the cardiovascular system and endothelial cells... 

Pregnant women, nursing mothers, and young children are particularly prone to mercury poisoning. Even low-level e o-sure can affect the developing brain and can have neurological and behavioral effects. And methylmercury can have an impact on the cardiovascular and immune systems. How much is too much We don t yet have a consensus. 

Despite awareness, mercury exposure and related toxicity are reported in humans. Somces of exposme include environment [174 ], food (especially seafood) [175 ], accident or suicide [176, 177, 178, 179 ], occupation [180 ] and traditional drugs [181 182 ]. The major targets for mercury toxicity include renal [176 ], nervous, cardiovascular, reproductive system, autoimmune disease [183 ] and visual impairments. 

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