Particulate matter air pollution: effects on the cardiovascular system

RB Hamanaka, GM Mutlu - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Air pollution is a complex mixture of gaseous and particulate components, each of which has
detrimental effects on human health. While the composition of air pollution varies greatly …

Adverse health effects associated with household air pollution: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and burden estimation study

KK Lee, R Bing, J Kiang, S Bashir, N Spath… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background 3 billion people worldwide rely on polluting fuels and technologies for domestic
cooking and heating. We estimate the global, regional, and national health burden …

Ambient air pollution and its influence on human health and welfare: an overview

AA Almetwally, M Bin-Jumah, AA Allam - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
Human health is closely related to his environment. The influence of exposure to air
pollutants on human health and well-being has been an interesting subject and gained …

Inhaled nanoparticles accumulate at sites of vascular disease

MR Miller, JB Raftis, JP Langrish, SG McLean… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The development of engineered nanomaterials is growing exponentially, despite concerns
over their potential similarities to environmental nanoparticles that are associated with …

Expert position paper on air pollution and cardiovascular disease

DE Newby, PM Mannucci, GS Tell… - European heart …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Air pollution has wide-ranging and deleterious effects on human health and is a major issue
for the global community. The Global Burden of Disease study has described the worldwide …

The long-run economic consequences of high-stakes examinations: Evidence from transitory variation in pollution

A Ebenstein, V Lavy, S Roth - American Economic Journal: Applied …, 2016 - aeaweb.org
Cognitive performance during high-stakes exams can be affected by random disturbances
that, even if transitory, may have permanent consequences. We evaluate this hypothesis …

Exposure to air pollution and cognitive functioning across the life course–a systematic literature review

A Clifford, L Lang, R Chen, KJ Anstey, A Seaton - Environmental research, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives Air pollution is associated with increased risk of respiratory, cardiovascular and
cerebrovascular disease, but its association with cognitive functioning and impairment is …

[HTML][HTML] Global association of air pollution and heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ASV Shah, JP Langrish, H Nair, DA McAllister… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background Acute exposure to air pollution has been linked to myocardial infarction, but its
effect on heart failure is uncertain. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19-associated cardiovascular morbidity in older adults: a position paper from the Italian Society of Cardiovascular Researches

F Moccia, A Gerbino, V Lionetti, M Miragoli… - Geroscience, 2020 - Springer
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infects host cells following
binding with the cell surface ACE2 receptors, thereby leading to coronavirus disease 2019 …

Oxidative stress and cardiovascular risk: obesity, diabetes, smoking, and pollution: part 3 of a 3-part series

B Niemann, S Rohrbach, MR Miller, DE Newby… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Oxidative stress occurs whenever the release of reactive oxygen species (ROS) exceeds
endogenous antioxidant capacity. In this paper, we review the specific role of several …