Pollution and the Heart Environmental pollution is a cardiovascular risk factor. The Global
Burden of Disease study estimated that pollution caused 9 million deaths in 2019, of which …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver DISEASE (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in
Western countries and affects approximately 25% of the adult population. Since NAFLD is …

Air pollution is well recognized as a major risk factor for chronic non-communicable
diseases and has been estimated to contribute more to global morbidity and mortality than …

Studies have pointed out that air pollution may be a contributing factor to the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, the specific links between air pollution and …

Tobacco smoking is a leading cause of non-communicable disease globally and is a major
risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and lung disease. Importantly, recent data by …

Climate change is the greatest existential challenge to planetary and human health and is
dictated by a shift in the Earth's weather and air conditions owing to anthropogenic activity …

Environmental insults impair human health around the world. Contaminated air, water, soil,
food, and occupational and household settings expose humans of all ages to a plethora of …

Aims Ambient air pollution is a major health risk, leading to respiratory and cardiovascular
mortality. A recent Global Exposure Mortality Model, based on an unmatched number of …

Abstract Fine particulate matter< 2.5 μm (PM2. 5) air pollution is the most important
environmental risk factor contributing to global cardiovascular (CV) mortality and disability …

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are fatal for more than 38 million people each year
and are thus the main contributors to the global burden of disease accounting for 70% of …