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Environmental Cardiology - Pollution and Heart Disease (Hardcover, Edition.)
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Environmental Cardiology - Pollution and Heart Disease (Hardcover, Edition.)
Series: Issues in Toxicology, Volume 8
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Although it is widely recognized that environmental factors such as
smoking, diet, exercise, and socioeconomic status affect the risk
of cardiovascular disease, recent work showing the effects of other
environmental factors provides a more complete assessment of the
situation. This view has emerged from three developments. Firstly,
there has been a sudden explosion in the prevalence of diabetes and
obesity which indicates a strong environmental component. Secondly,
there is an accumulation of evidence suggesting that most cases of
these diseases could be prevented by healthy lifestyle choices.
Finally, studies have shown that exposure to environmental
pollutants has a significant effect on heart disease risk. This
book is the first to provide a comprehensive account of the effects
of pollutants on heart disease and to integrate this area of
research within the overall theme of environmental cardiology. The
introductory chapter outlines the effects of different aspects of
the environment on heart disease and provides a context for the
discussion that follows. Subsequent chapters give an overview of
the effects of particulate matter and discuss the epidemiological
studies supporting the link. The book then goes on to cover the
effects of pollution on different aspects of cardiovascular disease
(hypertension, stroke, heart failure, ischemic heart disease and
atherogenesis). Because of a close association between diabetes and
heart disease, a discussion of the effects of particulate matter on
diabetes is also included. Later chapters discuss the effects of
individual pollutants such as vehicular emissions, metals and
aldehydes. A review on manufactured nanoparticles is incorporated
because these particles represent an important new threat to
cardiovascular health. The understanding that emerges from this
monograph suggests that we must be more alert to the effects of the
environment and develop strategies that target, not only the
diseased individual, but also the unhealthy, disease-causing
environment. It is essential reading for cardiologists,
epidemiologists, urban planners and pollution control specialists.
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