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Can Elevated Mercury Level In The Blood Cause Blockage In The Heart?
i just had a pacemaker put in because my pulse was at 40 for two days- then ecg showed a complete block. The doc is checking me for Lyme disease involvement. I also had elevated mercury in my blood at same time as benigh arythmic symptioms started (2000). Can mercury be involved in this blockage?
Fri, 9 Dec 2016
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Mercury collects in the heart muscle and valves and has been found at 22,000 times the levels found in the blood. Mercury is strongly associated with elevated levels of homocysteine and cholesterol and heart attacks and can precipritate various arrythmias and can even cause third degree av block,all of these are documented side effect of mercury toxicity,all sorts of arrythmias ,palpitations etc are caused by mercury toxicity
answer to your quiestion is yes
Mercury collects in the heart muscle and valves and has been found at 22,000 times the levels found in the blood. Mercury is strongly associated with elevated levels of homocysteine and cholesterol and heart attacks and can precipritate various arrythmias and can even cause third degree av block,all of these are documented side effect of mercury toxicity,all sorts of arrythmias ,palpitations etc are caused by mercury toxicity
answer to your quiestion is yes
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