Background: Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution has recently been linked to
atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events. There are, however, very limited data in healthy …

Background: Epidemiological evidence of the effects of long-term exposure to air pollution
on the chronic processes of atherogenesis is limited. Objective: We investigated the …

Background Air pollution has been shown to promote cardiovascular disease in adults.
Possible mechanisms include air pollution induced changes in arterial wall function and …

Background: Findings from previous cohort studies suggest a positive association between
traffic-related air pollution and cardiovascular mortality. However, few studies have …

Associations have been found between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The contribution of air pollution to atherosclerosis …

Objective—The objective of this study is to examine associations between short-term
exposure to ambient air pollution and circulating biomarkers of systemic inflammation in …

Background Short-term exposure to air pollution has been associated with cardiovascular
events, potentially by promoting endothelial cell activation and inflammation. A few large …

Background: Air pollution exposures are hypothesized to impact blood pressure, yet few
longitudinal studies exist, their findings are inconsistent, and different adjustments have …

Background Cross-sectional studies suggest an association between exposure to ambient
air pollution and atherosclerosis. We investigated the association between outdoor air …

Research to date demonstrates a relationship between exposure to ambient air pollutants
and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Many studies have shown associations between short …