Environmental Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease: Part 2 of 2: Soil, Water, and Other Forms of Pollution

Usman Sagheer, Sadeer Al-Kindi, Shady Abohashem, Colin T. Phillips, Jamal S. Rana, Aruni Bhatnagar, Martha Gulati, Sanjay Rajagopalan, Dinesh K. Kalra

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Abstract

With a growing body of evidence that now links environmental pollution to adverse cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes, pollution has emerged as an important risk factor for CVD. There is thus an urgent need to better understand the role of pollution in CVD, key pathophysiological mechanisms, and to raise awareness among health care providers, the scientific community, the general population, and regulatory authorities about the CV impact of pollution and strategies to reduce it. This article is part 2 of a two-part state-of-the-art review on the topic of pollution and CVD—herein we discuss major environmental pollutants and their effects on CVD, highlighting pathophysiological mechanisms, and strategies to reduce CVD risk.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number100815
JournalJACC: Advances
Volume3
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2024

Keywords

  • global burden of disease
  • light at night
  • metallic pollutants
  • persistent organic pollutants

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Dentistry (miscellaneous)

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