Air pollution levels are linked to a dangerous narrowing of neck arteries that occur prior to strokes, examines a new study.
According to researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center, found that people living in zip codes with the highest average levels of fine-particulate-matter pollution were significantly more likely to show signs of narrowing (stenosis) in their internal carotid arteries, compared to those living in zip codes with the lowest pollution levels.
Prenatal Air Pollution Exposure may Damage Child's Brain
Exposure to air pollution in the womb may be bad for children's brains and may contribute to slower processing speeds and behavioural problems, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Advertisement
Dr. Jeffrey S. Berger, assistant professor in NYU Langone Medical Center in the Department of Medicine, Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, asserted that they spend a lot of time thinking about traditional risk factors for stroke such as high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and smoking but their data underscore the possibility that everyday air pollution may also pose a significant stroke risk.
Fine particulate matter pollutants, also called "PM 2.5 pollutants", are particulates with diameters less than 2.5 millionths of a meter and they are mostly by-products of combustion engines and burning wood.
![Air Pollution and Global Climate Change Make Your Allergies Worse]( "Air Pollution and Global Climate Change Make Your Allergies Worse")
A pair of air pollutants linked to climate change could also be a major contributor to the rise in the number of people sneezing, sniffling and wheezing.
Medical researchers have noticed since the 1950s that episodes of high air pollution can bring temporary jumps in local heart attack and stroke cases. More recent studies have linked heart attack and stroke risks to long-term pollution exposures as well, including PM 2.5 exposures.
Dr. Jonathan D. Newman, a cardiologist at NYU Langone Medical Center in the Department of Medicine, Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology and the study's lead author, claimed that most of the studies in this area have focused on the heart and the coronary arteries and no one has really looked at other parts of the vascular system, in particular the carotid arteries.
The study is published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).
Source: ANI
Air Pollution and Global Climate Change Make Your Allergies Worse
A pair of air pollutants linked to climate change could also be a major contributor to the rise in the number of people sneezing, sniffling and wheezing.
Advertisement
Medical researchers have noticed since the 1950s that episodes of high air pollution can bring temporary jumps in local heart attack and stroke cases. More recent studies have linked heart attack and stroke risks to long-term pollution exposures as well, including PM 2.5 exposures.
Dr. Jonathan D. Newman, a cardiologist at NYU Langone Medical Center in the Department of Medicine, Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology and the study's lead author, claimed that most of the studies in this area have focused on the heart and the coronary arteries and no one has really looked at other parts of the vascular system, in particular the carotid arteries.
The study is published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).
Source: ANI
Did You Know Air Pollution Poses a Significant Stroke Risk?
Air pollution has been linked to narrowing of carotid arteries that occurs prior to strokes, revealed researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center.
Advertisement
 Can Air Pollution Affect Development in School Children?A new study has found that cognitive development in children between the age of 7-10 slows down,due to higher levels of traffic related air pollution around schools. | Advertisement
|
Advertisement
Recommended Reading
Latest Heart Disease News
Recent study identifies five heart failure subtypes with the potential for individual patient risk prediction.
In middle-age patients, CT scan identifies people who may benefit from drugs to decrease heart disease risk, stated study.
Researchers analyzed the link between muscle strength and the risk of developing heart failure in patients who had a heart attack without prior history of complications.
Heart health scores for gay and bisexual men were 2.72 and 0.83 points superior, respectively, compared to heterosexual men.
Research suggests that individuals with robust leg muscles have a reduced risk of developing heart failure following a heart attack.