Air particulate matter and cardiovascular disease: A narrative review

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 295-302

  Martinelli, Nicola ^a   Olivieri, Oliviero ^a   Girelli, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Cardiovascular disease; Chemical speciation; Coarse particulate matter; Fine particulate matter; Particulate matter composition

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALUMINUM; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; ARSENIC; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHROMIUM; COCAINE; FIBRINOGEN; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; INTERLEUKIN 6; MANGANESE; NICKEL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; OZONE; SILICON; SODIUM; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VASCULOTROPIN;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BLOOD CLOTTING; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CANNABIS SMOKING; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL ACTIVATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COFFEE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DNA METHYLATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXERCISE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG RECEPTOR; MEDICAL SOCIETY; META ANALYSIS; NARRATIVE; OBESITY; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUSCEPTIBLE POPULATION; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOGENICITY; VASCULAR TISSUE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 84878324879     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2013.04.001     Document Type: Review

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