ArticleEnvironmental research2022
Vascular endothelium as a target for perfluroalkyl substances (PFAs).
Article in Environmental research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Imaging and Molecular Biomarkers of PFAS-Related Vascular Aging: A Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): persistence, toxicity, and emerging solutions.Bioprocess and biosystems engineering · 2026Review
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: A novel risk factor for cardiovascular disease.Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2026Review
- Associations of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances With Cardiovascular Disease Incidence in Adults With Prediabetes: Findings From the Diabetes Prevention Program.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Association of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure with Coronary Stenosis and Prognosis in Acute Coronary Syndrome.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Article
- Platelet RNA Biomarker of Ticagrelor-Responsive Genes Is Associated With Platelet Function and Cardiovascular Events.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2024Article
- Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances is associated with impaired cardiovascular health: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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- Erratum issued
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Abstract
introductionPerfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs) are ubiquitous, anthropogenic organic compounds that have been linked with cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular risk factors. Older, long-chain PFAs have been phased out due to adverse cardiometabolic health effect and replaced by newer short-chain PFAs. However, emerging research suggests that short-chain PFAs may also have adverse cardiovascular effects. Non-invasive measures of vascular function can detect preclinical cardiovascular disease and serve as a useful surrogate for early CVD risk. We hypothesized that serum concentrations of PFAs would be associated with noninvasive measures of vascular function, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) and brachial artery reactivity testing (BART), in adults with non-occupational exposure to PFAs.
methodsWe measured serum concentrations of 14 PFAs with hybrid solid-phase extraction and ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in 94 adult outpatients with no known cardiovascular disease. We collected clinical and demographic data; and measured vascular function, PWV and BART, using standard protocols. We assessed associations of individual PFAs with log-transformed BART and PWV using linear regression. We used weighted quantile sum regression to assess effects of correlated PFA mixtures on BART and PWV.
resultsTen PFAs were measured above the limit of detection in >50% of participants. Each standard deviation increase in concentration of perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) was associated with 15% decrease in BART (95% CI: -28.5, -0.17). The weighted index of a mixture of PFAs with correlated concentrations was inversely associated with BART: each tertile increase in the weighted PFA mixture was associated with 25% lower BART, with 73% of the effect driven by PFHpA. In contrast, no PFAs or mixtures were associated with PWV.
conclusionsSerum concentration of PFHpA, a new, short-chain PFA, was associated with impaired vascular function among outpatients without CVD. Our findings support a potential adverse cardiovascular effect of newer, short-chain PFAs.
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