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Air Pollution Increase the Risk of Heart Disease


Air Pollution Increase the Risk of Heart Disease


Recent studies from Houston says that ozone levels and air pollution is directly linked to heart attack risk.

This study describes the levels of ozone and air pollution (pollutants generated solid and liquid smoke, vehicles and factories) were found to increase the risk of heart disease up to 5 percent.

Based on these findings, scientists are trying to encourage health workers to continue efforts to reduce air pollution and provide the public with an early warning about ozone levels.

"We just want to warn the public that the current air quality may not be good enough. At the same time, we also want to raise public awareness about the dangers of pollution," said Katherine Ensor, a professor and chair of the department of statistics at Rice University, in a news release university, as reported by Health (21/2).

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In conducting this research, Ensor, and colleagues examined data 8 annual discuss air quality in Houston, USA. They also review the information compiled by the Houston Emergency Medical Services on more than 11,000 cases of heart attacks that occur outside hospitals.

The results show that an average increase of 6 micrograms of particulate matter per day for two days in the air can increase the risk of heart attack by 4.6 percent. Similarly, increased ozone levels of 20 parts per billion (ppb) in one to three hours increases the risk of heart attack by 4.4 percent.

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