Chronic lead exposure induces hypertension affecting endothelial function. We investigated
whether low-concentration lead exposure alters blood pressure and vascular reactivity, …

Heavy metals have been used in a wide variety of human activities that have significantly
increased both professional and environmental exposure. Unfortunately, disasters have …

Background and Purpose Regular physical activity is an effective non‐pharmacological
therapy for prevention and control of hypertension. We investigated the effects of aerobic …

Increased cardiovascular risk after mercury exposure has been described, but the underlying
mechanisms are not well explored. We analyzed the effects of chronic exposure to low …

Cadmium is an environmental pollutant that is closely linked with cardiovascular diseases,
such as atherosclerosis and hypertension. Moreover, cadmium can induce an increase in …

Eugenol is a natural pungent substance and the main component of clove oil, with vasorelaxant
action. To elucidate some of the possible mechanisms involved in this action isometric …

Hypertension is considered as a low-grade inflammatory disease, with adaptive immunity
being an important mediator of this pathology. TLR4 may have a role in the development of …

Objective-To assess the influence of 2 single exercise sessions on blood pressure in sedentary
normotensive individuals: one of resistive exercise training (circuit weight training) and …

Cadmium is a highly toxic metal that is present in phosphate fertilizers, and the incidence of
cadmium poisoning in the general population has increased, mainly due to cigarette smoking…

Study objective – The aim was to investigate left ventricular performance of infarcted hearts
during scar formation and development of hypertrophy in the surviving myocardium. Design …