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Does lithium in drinking water cause a rare heart condition? (opens in a new tab)
medicalxpress.com · 2026-10-13
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Does lithium in drinking water cause a rare heart condition?
medicalxpress.com · 2026-10-13
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Elevated lithium levels in drinking water are associated with higher prevalence of Wolff-Parkinson-White diagnoses
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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedChildren living in areas with higher levels of lithium in drinking water were more likely to be diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, according to a new study led by UC San Francisco researchers.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedIn California, children in counties with lithium levels in the highest 25% had 71% greater odds of a Wolff-Parkinson-White diagnosis than those living in counties with lower levels.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedThe association was also observed in New York, where children living in areas with lithium levels above 10 parts per billion had greater odds of WPW.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedThe study does not prove that lithium causes WPW, and the researchers said more work is needed to determine whether lithium contributes to development of the condition.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedThe article says higher lithium levels in California were also associated with supraventricular tachycardia, palpitations, and fainting.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedThe story says the study was published online in The Journal of Clinical Investigation and analyzed health and water-quality data for more than 2.3 million children in California and nearly 2 million children in New York.View evidenceHide evidence
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The importance of collaborative care within the telepsychiatric care setting: A series of clinical case examples.
The Nurse Practitioner · 2025 · PubMed
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
SpringerReference · 2020 · Crossref
2023 ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts - San Diego, CA.
2023 · Europe PMC
Reversible Lithium-induced Bradycardia in a Patient With Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.
Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry · 2025 · PubMed
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2020 · Europe PMC
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