Air pollution and cardiovascular risk: is it time to change guidelines?

Open Heart. 2022 Jun;9(1):e001961. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2022-001961.

Authors

Marco Bernardi¹, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai^{2

3}, Francesco Versaci⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Lazio, Italy.
² Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Lazio, Italy giuseppe.biondizoccai@uniroma1.it.
³ Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, Campania, Italy.
⁴ UOC UTIC Emodinamica e Cardiologia, Ospedale Santa Maria Goretti, Latina, Lazio, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronary Artery Disease; Epidemiology.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Air Pollution* / adverse effects
Cardiovascular Diseases* / diagnosis
Cardiovascular Diseases* / epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases* / etiology
Heart Disease Risk Factors
Humans
Risk Factors