Particulate matter air pollution and cardiovascular disease: an update to the scientific statement from the American Heart Association

RD Brook, S Rajagopalan, CA Pope III, JR Brook… - Circulation, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
In 2004, the first American Heart Association scientific statement on “Air Pollution and
Cardiovascular Disease” concluded that exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution …

Air pollution in autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a review

SCL Farhat, CA Silva, MAM Orione, LMA Campos… - Autoimmunity …, 2011 - Elsevier
Air pollution consists of a heterogeneous mixture of gasses and particles that include carbon
monoxide, nitrates, sulfur dioxide, ozone, lead, toxic by-product of tobacco smoke and …

The association between fine particulate air pollution and hospital emergency room visits for cardiovascular diseases in Beijing, China

Y Guo, Y Jia, X Pan, L Liu, HE Wichmann - Science of the total environment, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Because epidemiological studies have yielded different results, the
association between exposure to fine particulate matter less than 2.5 μm in aerodynamic …

Air pollution and cardiac arrhythmias: a comprehensive review

MA Shahrbaf, MA Akbarzadeh, M Tabary… - Current problems in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Air pollution is the mixture of some chemical and environmental agents including dust,
fumes, gases, particulate matters, and biological materials which can be harmful for the …

The relationship between particulate air pollution and emergency hospital visits for hypertension in Beijing, China

Y Guo, S Tong, Y Zhang, AG Barnett, Y Jia… - Science of the total …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: A number of epidemiological studies have examined the adverse effect of
air pollution on mortality and morbidity. Also, several studies have investigated the …

Associations between ambient air pollution and daily mortality among elderly persons in Montreal, Quebec

MS Goldberg, RT Burnett, DM Stieb, JM Brophy… - Science of the Total …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Persons with underlying health conditions may be at higher risk for the short-
term effects of air pollution. We have extended our original mortality time series study in …

Air pollution and mortality in São Paulo, Brazil: Effects of multiple pollutants and analysis of susceptible populations

MA Bravo, J Son, CU De Freitas, N Gouveia… - Journal of exposure …, 2016 - nature.com
Health impacts of air pollution may differ depending on sex, education, socioeconomic
status (SES), location at time of death, and other factors. In São Paulo, Brazil, questions …

Acute cardiovascular and inflammatory toxicity induced by inhalation of diesel and biodiesel exhaust particles

JM Brito, L Belotti, AC Toledo… - Toxicological …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Analysis of fuel emissions is crucial for understanding the pathogenesis of mortality
because of air pollution. The objective of this study is to assess cardiovascular and …

Traffic-related air pollution and QT interval: modification by diabetes, obesity, and oxidative stress gene polymorphisms in the normative aging study

ES Baja, JD Schwartz, GA Wellenius… - Environmental …, 2010 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Acute exposure to ambient air pollution has been associated with acute
changes in cardiac outcomes, often within hours of exposure. Objectives We examined the …

[HTML][HTML] A review of low-level air pollution and adverse effects on human health: implications for epidemiological studies and public policy

NRS Olmo, PH do Nascimento Saldiva, ALF Braga… - Clinics, 2011 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to review original scientific articles describing the relationship
between atmospheric pollution and damage to human health. We also aimed to determine …