Exposure to particulate matter and cardiovascular disease risk
Epidemiological studies clearly indicate that both long- and short-term exposure to several environmental air pollutants cause significant increase in the risk of cardiovascular events, the observed strong relation between particulate matter air level and cardiovascular diseases may be explained by...
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Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
2007-12-01
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description | Epidemiological studies clearly indicate that both long- and short-term exposure to several environmental air pollutants cause significant increase in the risk of cardiovascular events, the observed strong relation between particulate matter air level and cardiovascular diseases may be explained by indirect or direct influence of these particles on different biological processes involved in disease development. Improvement of air quality standards and lowering of particulate matter exposure can significantly diminish cardiovascular disease risk and improve public health status. |
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spelling | doaj-art-dd00097d1d2f4030ab56f2bba8c6c4012025-02-02T06:18:25ZengUniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w WarszawieStudia Ecologiae et Bioethicae1733-12182007-12-015110.21697/seb.2007.5.1.05Exposure to particulate matter and cardiovascular disease riskGrażyna Nowicka0Institute of Ecology and Bioethics, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Epidemiological studies clearly indicate that both long- and short-term exposure to several environmental air pollutants cause significant increase in the risk of cardiovascular events, the observed strong relation between particulate matter air level and cardiovascular diseases may be explained by indirect or direct influence of these particles on different biological processes involved in disease development. Improvement of air quality standards and lowering of particulate matter exposure can significantly diminish cardiovascular disease risk and improve public health status.https://czasopisma.uksw.edu.pl/index.php/seb/article/view/7612choroby układu krążeniazanieczyszczenie powietrza |
spellingShingle | Grażyna Nowicka Exposure to particulate matter and cardiovascular disease risk Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae choroby układu krążenia zanieczyszczenie powietrza |
title | Exposure to particulate matter and cardiovascular disease risk |
title_full | Exposure to particulate matter and cardiovascular disease risk |
title_fullStr | Exposure to particulate matter and cardiovascular disease risk |
title_full_unstemmed | Exposure to particulate matter and cardiovascular disease risk |
title_short | Exposure to particulate matter and cardiovascular disease risk |
title_sort | exposure to particulate matter and cardiovascular disease risk |
topic | choroby układu krążenia zanieczyszczenie powietrza |
url | https://czasopisma.uksw.edu.pl/index.php/seb/article/view/7612 |
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