Some cardiovascular effects of inorganic arsenic exposure in children exposed to drinking water

C. Osorio-Yáñez, A. Barrera-Hernández, E. Hernández-Castellanos, L. C. Sánchez-Peña, A. De Vizcaya-Ruiz, L. M. Del Razo, J. C. Ayllon-Vergara, G. Aguilar-Madrid, L. Arreola-Mendoza

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Abstract

The present study investigates associations of inorganic arsenic (iAs) exposure, blood pressure and structural echocardiographic parameters in a cross sectional study of 173 Mexican children residents in an endemic area who presented concentrations of total speciated arsenic (tAs) in urine ranging from 5.7 to 370 ng As/mL. Results show that children in the highest exposure percentile (75th or <678 μg As/L/year) of cumulative As exposure (ΣAsE) were related to increased systolic or diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP), had higher Left Ventricular Mass (LVM) and increased Aortic Root Diameter (ARD) than children in the lowest exposure percentile p25th or <307 μg As/L/year). DBP and LVM were not related to iAs metabolites, but ARD were positively associated with the methyl-As (MAs) level in urine. In conclusion, we observed increased diastolic prehypertension and increased concentric left ventricular hypertrophy prevalence in children exposed to iAs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOne Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014)
Subtitle of host publicationAs 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment
PublisherCRC Press/Balkema
Pages535-539
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9781138001411
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, As 2014 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Duration: 11 May 201416 May 2014

Publication series

NameOne Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment

Conference

Conference5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, As 2014
Country/TerritoryArgentina
CityBuenos Aires
Period11/05/1416/05/14

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