Could Particulate Matter Air Pollution be a Factor in Worsening Heart Failure?
Presentation highlighted at HFSA 12th Annual Scientific Meeting examines correlation between increased air pollution rates and an increase in rates of heart failure among US population TORONTO, Sept. 22 /CNW/ — At the Opening Plenary Session of the 12th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) today Dr. Joel Kaufman, Professor of Medicine, and Director of the University of Washington’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program, wrapped up the session by presenting “Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Heart Health,” which included evidence that fine particulate air pollution (soot) exposures are associated with an increase in cardiovascular disease. He specifically addressed concerns that high levels of pollution may lead to a higher incidence of heart failure, and to hospitalizations among patients being treated for heart failure. The scientific meeting, which began today at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, will al
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