Even low air pollution may cause you serious heart problems
A new study that appears in the journal Circulation looks at the effects of low levels of pollution on the anatomy of the heart. Living next to a busy road may cause you serious heart problems, a new study suggests. The perils of air pollution are real and plentiful. Two years ago, a study published in The Lancet Neurology claimed that air pollution was one of the leading risk factors for stroke worldwide. Also, even low levels of pollution seem to be very harmful. Medical News Today recently reported on a study that linked levels of air pollution deemed "safe" by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a high risk of diabetes . Now, Steffen Petersen — a professor of cardiovascular medicine at Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom — has led a new study that suggests that low levels of air pollution may cause changes in the heart that are similar to those seen in heart failure . Dr. Nay Aung, who is