10-year study shows how air pollution fosters heart disease; accelerated plaque build-up in arteries
Green Car Congress
MAY 25, 2016
Participant-specific pollutant concentrations averaged over the years 2000–10 ranged from 9.2–22.6 The clinics were in Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, St. μg PM 2.5 /m parts per billion (ppb) NO x. For each 5 μg PM 2.5 /m m 3 increase, coronary calcium progressed by 4.1 Agatston units per year (95% CI 1.4–6.8)
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