Ambient air pollution is a leading environmental cause of morbidity and mortality globally
with most of the outcomes of cardiovascular origin. While numerous mechanisms are …

An escalating body of epidemiologic and clinical research provides compelling evidence
that exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution contributes to the development of …

Air pollution has been one of the significant risks to human health. Various studies indicate
that ambient particulate matter in air pollution is most strongly allied to increased morbidity …

Background Mechanisms involving oxidative stress and inflammation have been proposed
to explain associations of ambient air pollution with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality …

Ambient air pollution is a leading cause of non-communicable disease globally. The largest
proportion of deaths and morbidity due to air pollution is now known to be due to …

Exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes.
These are manifested through several, likely overlapping, pathways including at the …

The inhalation of toxic particles and gases reduces the innate defences of the lung by
increasing epithelial permeability, decreasing mucociliary clearance and depressing …

Nine out of 10 people breathe air that does not meet World Health Organization pollution
limits. Air pollutants include gasses and particulate matter and collectively are responsible …

Air pollution has a great impact on health, representing one of the leading causes of death
worldwide. Previous experimental and epidemiological studies suggested the role of …

Epidemiological studies demonstrated an association between increased levels of ambient
air pollution particles and human morbidity and mortality. Production of oxidants, either …