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Imaging study: air pollution impairs function of blood vessels in lungs

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The individual study examined the effect of air pollution on pulmonary circulation in ten healthy male volunteers exposed to pollutants in a chamber with standardized conditions. and ozone on pulmonary circulation on the same day and over five and ten days. The population study showed a negative effect of PM 10 , PM 2.5

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Air pollution associated with increased heart attack risk despite “safe” levels

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Particulate matter and NO 2 air pollution are associated with increased risk of severe heart attacks despite being within European recommended levels, according to research presented at ESC Congress by Dr. Jean-Francois Argacha, a cardiologist at University Hospital Brussels (UZ Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel), in Belgium. increased risk.

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