Plasma level of antimony correlates with pulmonary arterial hypertension severity

Plasma level of antimony correlates with pulmonary arterial hypertension severity

It is unknown if environmental antimony exposure influences pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and right ventricular function. We performed a pilot study to evaluate antimony levels in 20 PAH patients and 10 controls. Also, we explored the correlation of antimony level with PAH prognostic hemodyn...

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Main Authors: Karim El-Kersh, C. Danielle Hopkins, Xiaoyong Wu, Shesh N. Rai, Lu Cai, Jiapeng Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Current Research in Toxicology
Subjects:
PAH
RV dysfunction
Metal toxicity
Antimony
Non-essential metals
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666027X22000172

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