A new multi-cohort study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health has found that exposure to certain metals, detected in urine, is associated with a higher risk of heart failure (HF).

Higher levels of urinary metals such as cadmium, tungsten, uranium, cobalt, copper and zinc are linked to increased cardiovascular disease and mortality in a racially and ethnically diverse U.S.

For mixture of 6 urinary metals, adjusted hazard ratio for interquartile range increase was 1.29 and 1.66 for CVD, mortality. (HealthDay News) — Urinary metal levels are associated with an increased ...

June 23, 2025-- A new multi-cohort study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, has found that exposure to certain metals, detected in urine, is associated with a higher risk of heart ...