Air Pollution and Markers of Inflammation and Coagulation in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

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Authors

Regina Rückerl · Universität Ulm

Angela Ibald-Mulli · Universität Ulm

Wolfgang Köenig · Universität Ulm

Alexandra Schneider · Universität Ulm

Gabriele Woelke · Universität Ulm

Josef Cyrys · Universität Ulm

Joachim Heinrich · Universität Ulm

Abstract

These results suggest that inflammation as well as parts of the coagulation pathway may contribute to the association between particulate air pollution and coronary events.

Topics & Keywords

Air Quality and Health Impacts Climate Change and Health Impacts Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volume 173, Issue 4, pp. 432-441

DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200507-1123oc

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