Noise, Air, and Heavy Metal Pollution as Risk Factors for Endothelial Dysfunction

Noise, Air, and Heavy Metal Pollution as Risk Factors for Endothelial Dysfunction Environmental stressors, such as noise, air or heavy metal pollution, represent important risk factors for the development and progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD).1 –5 The WHO estimates that at least 1.6 million healthy life years are lost every year in western European countries alone due to the exposure to environmental noise. Additionally, within the last years, the GBD study establis...
Source: Radcliffe Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research