Air Pollution and Cardiac Diseases: A Review of Experimental Studies.

Air pollution is associated with around 6.5 million premature deaths annually, which are directly related to cardiovascular diseases, and the most dangerous atmospheric pollutants to health are as follows: NO, SO, CO, and PM. The mechanisms underlying the observed effects have not yet been clearly defined.

Atrial proarrhythmic effect of lead as one of the PM10 metal components of air pollution. An in-silico study.

Particulate matter (PM) is considered the most severe environmental pollution problem due to its serious effects on human health associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In this work, a physicochemical characterization of PM10 from the city of Medellin was developed. The results evince that lead (Pb) is one of the most abundant elements since it is present in all analyzed samples.