Long-term Exposure to Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Mortality (original) (raw)

Long-term exposure to various air pollutants is studied within the multicenter European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE), including nitrogen oxides and particulate matter. The analysis includes data from 22 European cohorts, assessing cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality among 367,383 participants. Results indicate that while most hazard ratios for specific pollutants related to overall CVD mortality are near 1.0, there is suggestive evidence of an association between particulate matter and cerebrovascular disease mortality.