European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on September 4, 2006
European Heart Journal 2006 27(19):2269-2271; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehl221
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Air pollution: to the heart of the matter
1 School of Public Health, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Unit of Lung Toxicology, KULeuven, Herestraat 49, O&N 706, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
2 Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-khod, Sultanate of, Oman
* Corresponding author. Tel: +32 16 347118; fax: +32 16 347124. E-mail address: tim.nawrot@med.kuleuven.be
This editorial refers to ‘Impact of urban atmospheric pollution on coronary disease’
by A. Maitre et al., on page 2275
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Air pollution consists of both gaseous and particulate-matter pollutants. The former include nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), and sulphur dioxide (SO2). The latter consist of particulate matter of varying aerodynamic diameter, as defined by cutoff points—for example, particles with diameters of <10 µm (PM10) or <2.5 µm (PM2.5). Because of their small size, these particles can be inhaled deeply into the lungs and deposited in the alveoli. Why should cardiologists care about ambient air? It has long been known that air pollution can adversely affect human health. Extreme levels of pollution may cause markedly increased mortality rates; in this regard one often refers to the Meuse valley fog of 19301 or the London smog of 1952. These episodes initiated successful efforts and legislation to reduce air pollution. Nevertheless, even at current ambient pollution levels, the relation between pollution and excess morbidity and mortality still exists. However, the
Acute exposure
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What are the mechanisms linking coronary events with air pollution?
Who is susceptible?
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