Association of low-moderate urine arsenic and QT interval: Cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence from the Strong Heart Study.

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Citation: Environmental Pollution. 240:894-902, 2018 Sep.PMID: 29793197Institution: MedStar Health Research InstituteForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *Arsenic/ur [Urine] | *Environmental Exposure/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | *Environmental Pollutants/ur [Urine] | *Heart Rate/ph [Physiology] | Cardiovascular Diseases/ep [Epidemiology] | Cohort Studies | Cross-Sectional Studies | Diabetes Mellitus/ep [Epidemiology] | Electrocardiography | Female | Humans | Male | Middle AgedYear: 2018ISSN:
  • 0269-7491
Name of journal: Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)Abstract: Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Epidemiologic studies suggest that chronic exposure to arsenic is related to cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the pathophysiological link remains uncertain. We evaluated the association of chronic low-moderate arsenic exposure and arsenic metabolism with baseline difference and annual change in ECG measures (QT interval, JT interval, PR interval, QRS duration, and QT dispersion) using linear mixed models in the Strong Heart Study main cohort (N=1174, median age 55 years) and family study (N=1695 diabetes-free, median age 36 years). At baseline, arsenic exposure was measured as the sum of inorganic and methylated species in urine (SIGMAAs) and arsenic metabolism was measured as the relative percentage of arsenic species. Median SIGMAAs and Bazett heart rate-corrected QT interval (QTc) were 8.6mug/g creatinine and 424ms in the main cohort and 4.3mug/g and 414ms in the family study, respectively. In the main cohort, a comparison of the highest to lowest SIGMAAs quartile (>14.4 vs. <5.2mug/g creatinine) was associated with a 5.3 (95% CI: 1.2, 9.5) ms higher mean baseline QTc interval but no difference in annual change in QTc interval. In the family study, a comparison of the highest to lowest quartile (>7.1 vs. <2.9mug/g creatinine) was associated with a 3.2 (95% CI: 0.6, 5.7) ms higher baseline QTc interval and a 0.6 (95% CI: 0.04, 1.2) ms larger annual increase in QTc interval. Associations with JTc interval were similar but stronger in magnitude compared to QTc interval. Arsenic exposure was largely not associated with PR interval, QRS duration or QT dispersion. Similar to arsenic exposure, a pattern of lower %MMA and higher %DMA was associated with longer baseline QTc interval in both cohorts and with a larger annual change in QTc interval in the family study. Chronic low-moderate arsenic exposure and arsenic metabolism were associated with prolonged ventricular repolarization.All authors: Best LG, Devereux RB, Francesconi KA, Goessler W, Guallar E, Howard BV, Moon KA, Navas-Acien A, Okin PM, Umans JG, Zhang YFiscal year: FY2019Fiscal year of original publication: FY2018Digital Object Identifier: Date added to catalog: 2018-06-19
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Epidemiologic studies suggest that chronic exposure to arsenic is related to cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the pathophysiological link remains uncertain. We evaluated the association of chronic low-moderate arsenic exposure and arsenic metabolism with baseline difference and annual change in ECG measures (QT interval, JT interval, PR interval, QRS duration, and QT dispersion) using linear mixed models in the Strong Heart Study main cohort (N=1174, median age 55 years) and family study (N=1695 diabetes-free, median age 36 years). At baseline, arsenic exposure was measured as the sum of inorganic and methylated species in urine (SIGMAAs) and arsenic metabolism was measured as the relative percentage of arsenic species. Median SIGMAAs and Bazett heart rate-corrected QT interval (QTc) were 8.6mug/g creatinine and 424ms in the main cohort and 4.3mug/g and 414ms in the family study, respectively. In the main cohort, a comparison of the highest to lowest SIGMAAs quartile (>14.4 vs. <5.2mug/g creatinine) was associated with a 5.3 (95% CI: 1.2, 9.5) ms higher mean baseline QTc interval but no difference in annual change in QTc interval. In the family study, a comparison of the highest to lowest quartile (>7.1 vs. <2.9mug/g creatinine) was associated with a 3.2 (95% CI: 0.6, 5.7) ms higher baseline QTc interval and a 0.6 (95% CI: 0.04, 1.2) ms larger annual increase in QTc interval. Associations with JTc interval were similar but stronger in magnitude compared to QTc interval. Arsenic exposure was largely not associated with PR interval, QRS duration or QT dispersion. Similar to arsenic exposure, a pattern of lower %MMA and higher %DMA was associated with longer baseline QTc interval in both cohorts and with a larger annual change in QTc interval in the family study. Chronic low-moderate arsenic exposure and arsenic metabolism were associated with prolonged ventricular repolarization.

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