One of the key issues facing public healthcare is the global trend of an increasingly ageing
society which continues to present policy makers and caregivers with formidable healthcare …

Ambient particulate matter (PM) pollution in China continues to be a major public health
challenge. With the release of the new WHO air quality guidelines in 2021, there is an urgent …

Although numerous studies have investigated the association of ambient air pollution with
hypertension and blood pressure (BP), the results were inconsistent. We performed a …

Objective To study the effect of long term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter of
diameter≤ 2.5 μm (PM 2.5) on the incidence of total, ischemic, and hemorrhagic stroke …

PM2. 5 is a frequently studied particulate matter metric, due to its wide range of identified
overall adverse health effects, particularly cardiovascular health risks. However, there are no …

Air pollution exerts several deleterious effects on the cardiovascular system, with
cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounting for 80% of all premature deaths caused by air …

PM2. 5 pollution has become a severe problem in China due to rapid industrialization and
high energy consumption. It can cause increases in the incidence of various respiratory …

Objective: Exposure to airborne particulate matter (PM) is estimated to cause millions of
premature deaths annually. This work conveys known routes of exposure to PM and …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality globally. In the past several
decades, researchers have raised significant awareness about the sex differences in CVD …

Growing evidence has linked fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) exposure to elevated blood
pressure, but the effects of PM 2.5 components are unclear, particularly in children and …