Researchers say, exposure to air pollution accelerates the thickening of artery walls that leads to cardiovascular disease.
The study, by boffins at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC), in collaboration with international partners in Spain and Switzerland and colleagues in California, has been published in the journal PloS ONE.
Carotid Atherosclerosis Risk for Heavy Snorers
Heavy snorers might be at an increased risk of developing carotid atherosclerosis, which may progress to be associated with stroke, says a new study.
Heavy snorers might be at an increased risk of developing carotid atherosclerosis, which may progress to be associated with stroke, says a new study.
"The fact that we can detect progression of atherosclerosis in relation to ambient air pollution above and beyond other well-established risk factors indicates that environmental factors may play a larger role in the risk for cardiovascular disease than previously suspected," says study co-author Howard N. Hodis, M.D., director of the Atherosclerosis Research Unit and professor of medicine and preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine.
Atherosclerosis-or stiffening and calcification of arteries-is a condition that leads to heart attacks, stroke and related deaths.
Genes That Guard Against Atherosclerosis Identified
Researchers at the Swedish Medical University Karolinska Institutet have identified the genes that may protect against atherosclerosis, the main cause of myocardial infarction and stroke.
Researchers at the Swedish Medical University Karolinska Institutet have identified the genes that may protect against atherosclerosis, the main cause of myocardial infarction and stroke.
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Cardiovascular Risk may Be Accurately Assessed by Index for Atherosclerosis
A new study led by researchers at the Scotland-based University of Edinburgh suggests that the ankle brachial index (ABI)-the ratio of systolic pressure at the ankle to that in the
A new study led by researchers at the Scotland-based University of Edinburgh suggests that the ankle brachial index (ABI)-the ratio of systolic pressure at the ankle to that in the
Reducing the Risk of Protease Inhibitor-Related Atherosclerosis
Physiologists may have found a way to decrease the risk of hardening of the arteries that accompanies the long-term use of protease inhibitors, for effective treatment against HIV and AIDS.
Physiologists may have found a way to decrease the risk of hardening of the arteries that accompanies the long-term use of protease inhibitors, for effective treatment against HIV and AIDS.
