Our objective is to evaluate the association of exposure to traffic-related air pollution with the
incidence of fatal and non-fatal ischemic heart disease (IHD), stroke and total cardiovascular …

Background: Air pollution has been associated with cardiovascular mortality, but it remains
unclear as to whether specific pollutants are related to specific cardiovascular causes of …

Background: Few European studies have investigated the effects of long-term exposure to
both fine particulate matter (≤ 2.5 µm; PM2. 5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) on mortality …

Background Individuals with coronary heart disease are considered susceptible to traffic-
related air pollution exposure. Yet, cohort-based evidence on whether preexisting coronary …

INTRODUCTION: Short term associations between air pollution indicators and
hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases have been suggested by epidemiological and …

Background and aims Long-term exposure to air pollution increases cardiopulmonary
morbidity and mortality, but it is not clear which components of air pollution are the most …

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

Background Exposure to particulate matter air pollution (PM) has been associated with
cardiovascular diseases. Objectives In this study we evaluated whether annual exposure to …

Background In the last years several studies have investigated the effects of some air
pollutants on cardiovascular diseases (CVD), but the results are not conclusive. Aim of this …

Background Traffic air pollution has been linked to cardiovascular mortality, which might be
due to co-exposure to road traffic noise. Further, personal and lifestyle characteristics might …