What is the MESA Air study?
The MESA Air Pollution Study examines the relation between air pollution exposures and the progression of cardiovascular disease. For at least ten years, it will follow volunteers in six states, representing diverse areas of the country. MESA stands for Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (i.e. hardening of the arties). MESA Air is sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and is conducted through six universities: Columbia University (NY), Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore), Northwestern and Loyola Universities (Chicago), UCLA (LA), University of Minnesota (Twin Cities), and Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem).
