Lead Poisoning

Low blood lead levels affect cardiovascular functioning in children

Published in Blood Weekly, November 3rd, 2005

Prenatal and early childhood blood lead levels affected cardiovascular functioning in children.

According to a study from the United States, "A number of studies have found that increasing lead exposure is associated with increases in blood pressure in humans. Studies with animals suggest that lead-induced increases in vascular resistance account for these increases in blood pressure. The present study assessed cardiovascular functioning at rest and in response to acute stress for 9.5-year-old children (n=122) having relatively low prenatal (cord) blood lead levels (M=1.98 mcg/dL, SD=1.75) and low postnatal (early childhood) blood lead levels (M=4.62 mcg/dL,...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2005-11-03)

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