Traffic-Related Pollution

Among nonsmokers, data showed a link between higher concentrations of air pollution and greater MI incidence in Germany, researchers reported at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

A model using satellite data to assess combined environmental exposures showed ambient fine particulate matter air pollution, along with household fuel use and ventilation, drove risk for CV death independent of other factors in rural Iran.

The deleterious effects of pollution on human CV health have garnered attention from both governmental agencies and nongovernmental researchers interested in understanding their pathophysiology and epidemiologic implications.

In a new study, higher exposure to traffic-related air pollution and greater living distance from green and blue spaces were associated with poor health-related quality of life for patients with COPD.

Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and noisy road traffic may induce risk factors associated with disease progression of HF, according to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Exposure to road traffic pollution during pregnancy and early life was associated with a small reduction in lung function at age 8 years, according to data published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Recent studies have illustrated various associations between fine particulate matter, vehicle emissions and a variety of gaseous pollutants and increased risk for CVD, cardiac arrest and diminished vascular function across the globe.

High rates of exposure to traffic-related air pollution may increase the risk for age-related macular degeneration.