Background Acute exposure to air pollution has been linked to myocardial infarction, but its
effect on heart failure is uncertain. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess …

Background: Heart failure (HF) poses a significant global disease burden. The current
evidence on the impact of air pollution on HF remains inconsistent. Objectives: We aimed to …

Ambient air pollution (AAP) and particulate matters (PM) have been closely associated with
adverse health effects such as respiratory disease and cardiovascular diseases. Previous …

Objective To review the evidence for the short term association between air pollution and
stroke. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies Data sources …

Background Epidemiological, controlled human exposure, and toxicological studies have
demonstrated a variety of health effects in response to particulate matter (PM) exposure with …

This endeavor explores the nexus between health expenditure, consumption of renewable
energy, economic growth, and the quality of the environment in 10 central European nations …

Urban environments with a high degree of industrialization are infested with hazardous
chemicals and airborne pollutants. These pollutants can have devastating effects on human …

Weather and climate play important roles in determining patterns of air quality over multiple
scales in time and space, owing to the fact that emissions, transport, dilution, chemical …

Background: Oxidative potential (OP) has been proposed as a measure of toxicity of ambient
particulate matter (PM). Objectives: Our goal was to address an important research gap by …

Cerebrovascular accidents, or strokes, are the second leading cause of mortality and the
leading cause of morbidity in both Chile and the rest of the world. However, the relationship …