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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/123114| Title: | The impact of air pollution on atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease development |
| Authors: | Tewma, Clayton Mifsud, Justin Lee |
| Keywords: | Blood -- Circulation Cardiovascular system -- Diseases Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Risk factors Air -- Pollution -- Toxicology Atherosclerosis -- Pathophysiology Blood -- Coagulation |
| Issue Date: | 2024 |
| Publisher: | MediNews (Cardiology) Ltd. |
| Citation: | Tewma, C., & Mifsud, J. L. (2024). The impact of air pollution on atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease development. The British Journal of Cardiology, 31(2), DOI:10.5837/bjc.2024.013 |
| Abstract: | Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, causing around 17.9 million deaths annually, a third of whom are adults aged <70 years. In addition to genetic and behavioural risk factors (unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and tobacco and alcohol abuse), inhaling airborne pollutants, such as fine particulate matter (<2.5 µm [PM2.5] and <10 µm [PM10]), ultrafine particles (UFPs; <100 nm), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), and sulphur dioxide (SO2), are associated with ASCVD among adults. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/123114 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacHScNur |
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