Air Pollutants May Aggravate the Symptoms of Cardiovascular Disease, Says Study

13 Jan 2022

· The study was led by experts at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)

· The study links indoor air pollutants and cardiovascular disease risk

· People with high risk of heart disease were found to have exposure to the high level of fine particles around their residence

 

Fine particles floating in home’s indoor air can wreak havoc on human health and lifelong exposure to harmful particles can be one of the key factors for heart disease. The study finds a link between indoor air pollutants and cardiovascular disease risk. The existence of particles can trigger the body’s nervous system and, consequently, cause an imbalance that spikes blood pressure and can surge the possibility of a heart attack and other related diseases

 

Exposure to the high concentration of indoor air pollutants can increase the risk of heart disease, says a new study.

Air pollutants can intensify the creation of inflammatory cells in the bone marrow, causing inflammation of the blood vessel, according to the new study.

Fine particles—floating in home’s indoor air—can wreak havoc on human health and lifelong exposure to harmful particles can be one of the key factors for heart disease. A study led by experts at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) finds a link between indoor air pollutants and cardiovascular disease risk.

The study surveyed 503 people with no history of cardiovascular disease. The researchers assessed participants’ annual average exposure to fine particles in every participant’s residential area. With an average of four years follow-up, 40 people suffered some major events like seizure, strokes and heart attacks.

People with high risk of heart disease were found to have exposure to the high level of fine particles around their residence.

 

[“We’re learning … that particles are not all the same, and that they have very different compositions. Logically, we know that they’re going to have different health implications when we breathe. That’s where the problem lies.”

— George Thurston, a professor of environmental medicine and population health at New York University’s School of Medicine]

 

An imaging test was also conducted on the participants and the result showed they too had high production rate of inflammatory cells.   

The researchers also found that people with higher exposure to PM2.5 and other pollutants produced additional inflammatory cells. The existence of particles can trigger the body’s nervous system and, consequently, cause an imbalance that spikes blood pressure and can surge the possibility of a heart attack and other related diseases.   

“These findings implicate air pollution exposure as an underrecognized risk factor for cardiovascular disease and suggest therapeutic targets beyond pollution mitigation to lessen the cardiovascular impact of air pollution exposure,” according to Shady Abohashem, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital.

Air Pollution Affects Heart Circulatory Condition:

As pointed out in this study, air pollutants can potentially affect the cardiovascular health in many ways:

·    Hurting the internal walls of blood vessels

·    Causing blood pressure that may hurt cardiovascular health

·    Damaging the standard electrical functioning of the heart

·    Small changes in the structure of blood vessels due to the continued exposure to air pollutants  

How Can People with Heart Disease Reduce the Exposure to Air Pollutants?

If a person is suffering from cardiovascular disease or circulatory condition, it is necessary to avoid spending long hours in the area where the concentration of fine particles is high. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), indoor air is five times more contaminated than the air outdoor. Therefore, the symptoms may get worse if the indoor pollution is not mitigated using the best air purifier in Noida and NCR.

For a sustainable solution to the increasing threat of air pollution in India, it is recommended to use an air purification system that is mechanically equipped with high-end filtration technologies to trap the maximum number of indoor air pollutants.

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Conclusion:

Other than healthy foods and regular exercises, removing indoor air pollutants is one of the vital measures to lower the risk of heart diseases. Though this is not an ultimate solution to the disease, yet a complete air purification system can have a significant positive effect on human health.