Air Pollution has been associated with significant adverse health effects leading to
increased morbidity and mortality. Cumulative epidemiological and experimental data have …

Air pollution has been associated with significant adverse health effects leading to increased
overall morbidity and mortality of worldwide significance. Epidemiological studies have …

It is well known that exposure to particulate air pollutants is associated with the development
of adverse health effects. In particular, there is growing evidence of a close relationship …

Particulate matter (PM) air pollution is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality. The focus of this review will be on the role that both acute and …

Background Increased concentrations of particles in air have been related to changes in
inflammatory markers that in turn are hypothesized in mediating the particle effects on …

Air pollution, especially airborne particulate matter (PM), is associated with an increase in
both morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease, although the underlying …

Air pollution is now becoming an independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality. Numerous epidemiological, biomedical and clinical studies indicate that ambient …

In 2004, the first American Heart Association scientific statement on “Air Pollution and
Cardiovascular Disease” concluded that exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution …

Observational studies have consistently demonstrated an association between exposure to
air pollution and increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. This association is …

Particulate matter (PM) air pollution less than 2.5 μm in diameter (PM 2.5), which is now an
all-pervading element of modern-day society, is associated with heightened cardiovascular …