Air pollution in the environment of life-arteriosclerosis

U.S. scientists recently found: long-term air pollution in the environment of life can lead to atherosclerosis. Air pollutants can make artery wall thickening and hardening.

"Environmental Health Perspective," the report, scientists say that: their research not only for air pollution and atherosclerosis with the relationship between the provision of evidence, it also proves that the pollution could lead to other cardiovascular diseases.

On the health of Los Angeles 798, more than 40 years of age, suffering from symptoms of cardiovascular disease of adults were studied.

The researchers found: more serious air pollution in the region, people to the brain and blood transmission of the neck artery wall will be thick. In many of the targets in the study were living in the most serious air pollution in the region than the lightest of air pollution in the artery wall thickness to 8 percent.

60-year-old women over the extent of atherosclerosis is four times the average level. Overall, more women than men in atherosclerosis, smoking and drugs can reduce cholesterol, also proved susceptible to atherosclerosis than others.