TY - JOUR T1 - Cadmium and cardiovascular disease: An overview of pathophysiology, epidemiology, therapy, and predictive value JO - Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia T2 - AU - Lin,Hung-Chen AU - Hao,Wei-Ming AU - Chu,Pao-Hsien SN - 08702551 M3 - 10.1016/j.repc.2021.01.009 DO - 10.1016/j.repc.2021.01.009 UR - https://revportcardiol.org/pt-cadmium-cardiovascular-disease-an-overview-articulo-S0870255121002250 AB - Cadmium is a widely distributed toxic heavy metal that has been associated with many diseases including chronic renal dysfunction, osteomalacia, acute heart failure, secondary hypertension, and atherosclerosis. Although several studies have suggested that cadmium may affect multiple systems by inducing lipid per oxidation in cells and disturbing the antioxidant system, the mechanism by which cadmium affects the cardiovascular system remains unclear. Recent studies on heart failure and acute myocardial infarction have shown that cadmium has good predictive ability for mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease. In this study, we briefly review the role of cadmium in cardiovascular disease, which may prompt further studies to investigate the potential association between cadmium and mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease. ER -