Uranium Exposure, Hypertension, and Blood Pressure in the Strong Heart Family Study
Findings suggest a higher risk for hypertension at uranium levels typical of the Southwest and Great Plains than at levels in other regions (<0.01 µg/g creatinine); the associations with changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels were consistent with a positive association with higher uranium exposure. Prospective research is critical to characterize the cardiovascular effects of uranium and develop preventive strategies for US Indigenous communities disproportionately exposed.
Authors
- Amanda M. Fretts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5358-2345)
- Walter Goessler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0142-9373)
- Abigail Onderwyzer Gold
- Anne E. Nigra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5033-0345)
- Miranda J. Spratlen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4486-4658)
- Jason G. Umans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2746-3350)
- Kevin P. Patterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4915-556X)
- Ana Navas‐Acién (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9824-7797)
- Ying Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6945-3743)
Institutions
- University of Graz (AT)
- University of Washington (US)
- Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (US)
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (US)
- Columbia University (US)
- MedStar Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Preventing Chronic Disease
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd22.240122
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.08