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Mercury exposure and risk of cardiovascular disease in two U.S. cohorts.

Dariush D Mozaffarian, Peilin P Shi, J Steven JS Morris, Donna D Spiegelman, Philippe P Grandjean, David S DS Siscovick, Walter C WC Willett, and Eric B EB Rimm

N Engl J Med 364(12):1116-25 (2011) PMID 21428767 PMCID PMC3082949

Exposure to methylmercury from fish consumption has been linked to a potentially increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but evidence from prior studies is equivocal. Beneficial effects of the ingestion of fish and selenium may also modify such effects.

DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1006876
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