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Cadmium Accumulation in Aortas of Smokers
2001
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a smoking-related disorder. Cadmium, inhaled from cigarettes, may accumulate in the aorta and facilitate weakening of the aorta through adverse effects on smooth muscle cell metabolism. Cadmium was measured by atomic absorption spectrometry in infrarenal aortas from 13 patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm and from 17 age-and sex-matched patients with normal-diameter abdominal aorta. Total cadmium content was associated with smoking, assessed as pack-years
doi:10.1161/01.atv.21.5.863
pmid:11348888
fatcat:rka3nk2djfh77glpuf2c56bwvu