Environmental Contamination of Arsenic and its Toxicological Impact in Cardiovascular Tissues of Patients with Coronary Heart Disease
Abstract:Background: The concentration levels of As in the Chilean II Region of Antofagasta produces non cancer health outcomes such as cardiovascular diseases and in last term heart attack. On this study, the determination of total As content and main inorganic and organoarsenic species found in three heart tissues (auricle, mammary artery and fat) and the saphenous vein of people living in the Chilean II Region, suffering coronary thrombosis has been carried out. Comparison with similar tissues of patients from other… Show more
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