Particulate air pollution, C-reactive protein, and cardiac risk

Particulate air pollution exposure and C-reactive protein during early pregnancy.

BACKGROUND It is not well understood how air pollution leads to adverse pregnancy outcomes. One pathway may be through C-reactive protein, a biomarker of systemic inflammation that has been reported to increase the risk of preterm delivery. We examined whether air pollution influences serum concentrations of C-reactive protein in early pregnancy. METHODS We studied 1696 pregnant women in Alle...

Acute Effects of Fine Particulate Air Pollution on Cardiac Electrophysiology

Particulate Air Pollution and Infant Mortality

Particulate air pollution and the blood.

BACKGROUND Particulate air pollution has been associated with excess deaths from, and increases in hospital admissions for, cardiovascular disease among older people. A study was undertaken to determine whether this may be a consequence of alterations in the blood, secondary to pulmonary inflammation caused by the action of fine particles on alveolar cells, by repeatedly measuring haematologica...

Air Pollution and Inflammation (Interleukin-6, C-Reactive Protein, Fibrinogen) in Myocardial Infarction Survivors

BACKGROUND Numerous studies have found that ambient air pollution has been associated with cardiovascular disease exacerbation. OBJECTIVES Given previous findings, we hypothesized that particulate air pollution might induce systemic inflammation in myocardial infarction (MI) survivors, contributing to an increased vulnerability to elevated concentrations of ambient particles. METHODS A pros...