Particulate Matter Air Pollution Effects on the Incidence of Heart Diseases Among the Urban Population

Abstract

Increasing prevalence of cardiovascular diseases induces an urgent need to identify and clear delineation of the most important risk factors for the development and progression of atherosclerosis. Unlike the second part of XXth century, today the World Health Organization considers particulate matter ambient pollution one of the most important predictors of cardiovascular events. However, results of similar studies conducted in the last decades, is highly fragmented. The authors’ objective was to try to understand and organize this massive of accumulated information and analyze it to draw conclusions about the impact of particulate matter on the functioning of human cardiovascular system.

The Role of Air Pollution by the Particulate Matter in Pathogenesis of the Chronic Noninfectious Diseases

“…На основе данных российских исследований уста-новлено, что как при кратковременном вдыхании PM2,5 (несколько часов в неделю), так и постоянном их воз-действии на заболеваемости и смертности от ССЗ (около 20%), чем от заболеваний дыхательной системы [24,25].…”

Methodical aspects in assessing risks of comorbid pathology occurrence under exposure to chemical environmental factors

“…According to data obtained via clinical and epidemiological examinations performed on territories where ecological situa-tion is rather adverse, prevalence of morbidity with respiratory diseases, diseases of the cardiovascular and nervous system, gastric and endocrine diseases is 1.2-2.6 times higher than on reference territories and functional deviations in critical organs or systems are 1.2-1.4 times more frequent. Poor quality of the environment was shown to be a leading factor in making life expectancy shorter [2,[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. Not coincidentally, issues related to providing sanitary-epidemiologic welfare of population, raising life quality, and health protection are among key targets in the state social policy implemented in the country.…”

“…Establishing probability of undesirable effects related to impacts exerted by environmental factors underlies environmental quality management and population health preservation [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. We should note that studies on assessing risks of negative effects on health primarily focus on specific diseases and don't always take into account complex impacts exerted by chemical factors [4,6,17]. Another problem is selecting relevant indicators for risk assessment.…”