Air pollution has become a health hazard. Now it is as real a risk factor for cardiovascular disease as arterial hypertension, O cholesteroland other diseases such as smoking. Learn why air pollution can pose risks to an individual's health.
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Air pollution and cardiovascular disease
A note released jointly by the WHF (World Heart Federation), ACC (American College of Cardiology), AHA (American Heart Association) and ESC (European Society of Cardiology) reports why you need to worry about air pollution and think of it as a risk factor cardiovascular.
Air pollution is believed to contribute to the rise of disease globally. It is responsible for at least 12% of deaths in 2019. Indoor air pollution is a concern in poorer countries, where polluting fuels (coal, wood, agricultural waste, animal manure) are still used.
It is estimated that, in 2019, about 20% of deaths from cardiovascular diseases were caused by air pollution.
Do you know what air pollution is made of?
Air pollution is a complicated and dynamic mixture of many compounds in the form of vapor and solid particles, that arise from multiple sources and is available to atmospheric change and the variation that occurs in space and space. time.
There are three common air pollutants, which are microparticles (PM), ozone and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). They are why many health impact monitoring and assessment programs pay attention.
The modifications lead to subclinical cardiovascular diseases such as, for example, myocardial remodeling, progression of atherosclerosis, systemic and pulmonary hypertension, increased vasoconstriction and coagulation, among others.
That is why reducing air pollution is encouraged as it can equitably reduce disease. However, recognition of pollution as a risk factor is still low among health professionals.
Thus, the group's idea is to try to make people and professionals aware of the risk and/or impact that air pollution can bring to health, and especially cardiovascular diseases.