Smoking-induced risk of future cardiovascular disease is partly mediated by cadmium in tobacco: Malmö Diet and Cancer Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Huiqi Li (Author), Björn Fagerberg (Author), Gerd Sallsten (Author), Yan Borné (Author), Bo Hedblad (Author), Gunnar Engström (Author), Lars Barregard (Author), Eva M. Andersson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Smoking is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and causes exposure to cadmium, which is a pro-atherosclerotic metal. Cadmium exposure has also been shown to increase the risk of CVD, even after adjustment for smoking. Our hypothesis was that part of the risk of...