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Even low levels of air pollution can damage heart

Scientists found a link between air pollution and larger ventricles in the heart

03-Aug-2018

Key points from article :

People living by loud, busy roads have larger hearts on average.

Even though exposure was to pollution levels below UK guidelines.

Exposure to higher pollution levels linked to larger ventricles .

One microgram of PM2.5 caused the heart to enlarge by about 1%.

Every 10 extra micrograms per m3 of NO2 had the same effect.

Queen Mary University studied 4,000 people in the UK.

The study was published in the journal Circulation.

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Circulation

Scientific Journal providing information about cardiovascular health and diseases

Jeremy Pearson

Associate Medical Director for Research at British Heart Foundation.

Nay Aung

NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London.

Queen Mary University of London

Public research university in London, England

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Heart Disease