A leucopoietic-arterial axis underlying the link between ambient air pollution and cardiovascular disease in humans

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Authors

Shady Abohashem · Harvard University

Michael T. Osborne · Harvard University

Tawseef Dar · Harvard University

Nicki Naddaf · Massachusetts General Hospital

Taimur Abbasi · Harvard University

Ahmed Ghoneem · Massachusetts General Hospital

Azar Radfar ·

Abstract

Higher air pollution exposure associates with heightened leucopoietic activity and ArtI and independently predicts MACE through a biological pathway that includes higher leucopoietic activity and ArtI in series.

Topics & Keywords

Air Quality and Health Impacts Climate Change and Health Impacts COVID-19 impact on air quality

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: European Heart Journal

Volume 42, Issue 7, pp. 761-772

DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa982

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