A new study that was published in the journal Circulation Research has found that air pollution contributes to cardiovascular disease and related deaths. Exposure to fine particulate matter may cause blood vessel damage and inflammation among young adults.

It was found that periodic exposure to fine particulate -- tiny pieces of solid or liquid pollution emitted from motor vehicles, factories, power plants, fires and smoking matter was linked with several abnormal changes in the blood which can lead to cardiovascular diseases.

As air pollution rose, they found small, micro-particles indicating cell injury and death significantly increased in number; levels of proteins that inhibit blood vessel growth increased; and proteins that signify blood-vessel inflammation also showed significant increased.

“These results substantially expand our understanding about how air pollution contributes to cardiovascular disease by showing that exposure is associated with a cascade of adverse effects,” said study lead author C Arden Pope professor at Brigham Young University in the US.

“These findings suggest that living in a polluted environment could promote the development of high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke more pervasively and at an earlier stage than previously thought,” said Aruni Bhatnagar, professor at the University of Louisville in the US.

“Although we have known for some time that air pollution can trigger heart attacks or strokes in susceptible, high-risk individuals, the finding that it could also affect even seemingly healthy individuals suggests that increased levels of air pollution are of concern to all of us, not just the sick or the elderly,” Bhatnagar said.

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