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Article: Air pollution hits not only lungs, but heart and blood vessels too
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- The Hindustan Times
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- August 14, 2008
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Washington, Aug. 14 -- If you think that the harmful effects of air pollution are just confined to lungs, then here's something you should know: bad air can have toxic effects on the heart and cardiovascular system.
In a new article, researchers have said that air pollution has both short- and long-term toxic effects that injure the heart and blood vessels, increase rates of hospitalisation for cardiac illness, and can even cause death.
"We used to think air pollution was a problem that primarily affects the lungs. We now know it is also bad for the heart," said Robert A. Kloner, M.D., Ph.D., director of research at the ...