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Cadmium exposure as measured in blood in relation to macrophage density in symptomatic atherosclerotic plaques from human carotid artery.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jun 2016
Fagerberg Björn, Kjelldahl Josefin, Sallsten Gerd, Barregard Lars, Forsgard Niklas, Österberg Klas, Hultén Lillemor Mattsson, Bergström Göran
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The general population is exposed to cadmium through diet and smoking. Cadmium is pro-atherogenic and pro-inflammatory in experimental and observational studies. Cadmium levels in blood and carotid plaque endarterectomies correlate. Cadmium concentrations are much higher in plaque-areas that most frequently rupture. Here we investigated if blood cadmium concentrations are associated with...
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