Serum Heavy Metal Burden and Its Association With Angiographic Severity and Six-Month Outcomes in Coronary Artery Disease: A Prospective Observational Study From North India
Serum heavy metal levels were not associated with angiographic CAD severity. Nevertheless, higher cadmium levels in ACS patients and elevated arsenic/mercury levels in hypertensive patients suggest that metal exposure may influence disease phenotype rather than plaque burden. These exploratory findings warrant validation in larger longitudinal cohorts.
Authors
- Amresh Kumar Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3179-7003)
- Naveen Jamwal
- Abhinav Upadhyay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6064-4858)
- Bhuwan Tiwari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4969-0076)
- Ashish Jha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8551-9589)
- Subrata Saha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2991-0481)
- Sudarshan Kumar Vijay
Institutions
- Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.95177
- Primary Topic
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00