Environmental Cardiology: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading killer in many developed countries, and is soon expected to be the leading killer in all countries. A number of factors have raised CVD…
The association between blood metal concentrations and heart rate variability: a cross-sectional study
Objectives: Analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) is useful for measuring cardiovascular autonomic function. The effects of blood metals on cardiovascular autonomic function have not been studied extensively. The objective…
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Exposure to Environmental Toxins: An Australian Case-Control Study
It has been suggested that environmental toxins could be risk factors for sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (SALS). We therefore analysed epidemiological data on 179 SALS cases and 179 age-, ethnicity-…