Ambient Air Pollution and Atherosclerosis: Recent Updates.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

During the past century, exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution < 2.5 μm in diameter (PM_2.5) has emerged as an all-pervading element of modern-day society. This increased exposure has come at the cost of heightened risk for cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. Not only can short-term PM_2.5 exposure trigger acute CV events in susceptible individuals, but longer-term exposure over years augments CV risk to a greater extent in comparison with short-term exposure. The purpose of this review is to examine the available evidence for how ambient air pollution exposure may precipitate events at various time frames.

Recent findings

Recent epidemiological studies have demonstrated an association between ambient PM_2.5

SUBMITTER: Bevan GH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8379601 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature