“…In this issue of the Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis, Lin et al cross-sectionally analyzed data of 124,387 participants with metabolic abnormalities in China, and observed the association between the 1-year average total mass concentration of PM2.5 and subclinical atherosclerotic parameters, including brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and ankle-brachial index (ABI) 3) . The findings demonstrated a consistent pattern that total mass concentration of PM2.5 is likely to be a risk factor for atherosclerosis 4) .…”