The disease burden associated with air pollution continues to grow. The World Health
Organization (WHO) estimates≈ 7 million people worldwide die yearly from exposure to …

Air pollution is now fully acknowledged to be a public health problem and a social issue.
Particulate matter (PM) concentration has been linked with several clinical manifestations of …

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity
in the elderly and the ambient concentration of PM2. 5 has been associated with several …

Objective—We aimed to assess whether exposure to higher levels of ambient air pollution
impairs HDL (high-density lipoprotein) function and to elucidate the underlying biological …

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 …

Particulates from air pollution are implicated in causing or exacerbating respiratory and
systemic cardiovascular diseases and are thought to be among the leading causes of …

Evidence of long-term effects of high exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) on
coronary heart disease (CHD) remains limited. We incorporated the high-resolution satellite …

Air pollution is composed of particulate matter (PM) and gaseous pollutants, such as
nitrogen dioxide and ozone. PM is classified according to size into coarse particles (PM 10) …

Several studies have demonstrated that exposure to particulate matter (PM) of different size
fractions is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). In this review …

Background Atherosclerosis is a progressive disease characterized by the accumulation of
lipids and fibrous plaque in the arteries. Its etiology is very complicated and its risk factors …