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Author: Rocio Nuñez,
Postgraduate
Unit of the Faculty of Medicine, National University of San Agustin de Arequipa
Arequipa, Peru Email: rnunezd@unjbg.edu.pe
Citation: Rocio N (2019) The Mercury Product of Mining
and its Relationship with Cardiovascular Disease: State of the Art. Division
Cardiol J, 1(2);1-3
Copyright: © 2019, Rocio Nuñez. This is an
open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use,
distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and
source are credited.
ABSTRACT
It is clear, according to the literature, mercury from mining, in its methylmercury form, produces neurotoxicity and decreased IQ in fetuses; However, there are several reviews and studies on the association of mercury with cardiovascular diseases, because these are the cause of greater morbidity and mortality worldwide; it is necessary to clarify their relationship, as the purpose of this state of art. These documents were reviewed, analyzed and synthesized to define said association; within which, a meta-analysis was found that reviews 37 studies and concludes that there is no association of mercury with cardiovascular diseases and that on the contrary; lead, arsenic, cadmium and copper, if they have a strong relationship with cardiovascular disease.
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