Perfluoroalkyl/Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Links to Cardiovascular Disease Risk.

ABSTRACT: Conservative estimates by the World Health Organization suggest that at least a quarter of global cardiovascular diseases are attributable to environmental exposures. Associations between air pollution and cardiovascular risk have garnered the most headlines and are strong, but less attention has been paid to other omnipresent toxicants in our ecosystem. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are man-made chemicals that are extensively used in industrial and consumer products worldwide and in aqueous film-forming foam utilized in firefighting. As such, our exposure to PFAS is essentially ubiquitous. Given the long half-lives of these degradation-resistant chemicals, virtually, all people are carrying a body burden of PFAS. Health concerns related to PFAS are growing such tha

SUBMITTER: Schlezinger JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11047059 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature