Published April 2019 | Version v1
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Short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and circulating biomarkers of endothelial cell activation: The Framingham Heart Study

Creators

  • 1. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (United States)
  • 2. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115 (United States)
  • 3. Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA (United States)
  • 4. Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm (Sweden)

Description

Short-term exposure to air pollution has been associated with cardiovascular events, potentially by promoting endothelial cell activation and inflammation. A few large-scale studies have examined the associations and have had mixed results.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.envres.2018.10.027;
PII
S0013935118305619;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Environmental Research
Journal Volume
171
Journal Page Range
p. 36-43
ISSN
0013-9351
CODEN
ENVRAL

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
55023814
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Descriptors DEI
AIR POLLUTION; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HEART; INFLAMMATION
Descriptors DEC
BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; POLLUTION; SYMPTOMS

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