Bisphenol A and 17β-estradiol promote arrhythmia in the female heart via alteration of calcium handling.

There is wide-spread human exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a ubiquitous estrogenic endocrine disruptor that has been implicated as having potentially harmful effects on human heart health. Higher urine BPA concentrations have been shown to be associated with cardiovascular diseases in humans. However...

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Main Authors: Sujuan Yan, Yamei Chen, Min Dong, Weizhong Song, Scott M Belcher, Hong-Sheng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3181279?pdf=render