Urban air triggers heart attacks

Air pollution contribute to the development of heart attacks and strokes as has long been proven by science. But now, Israeli scientists have found that bad air is also a cause of recurrence of cardiovascular disease in the long term.

Do not be proud of the apartment in the heart, which is more useful for the health of a cottage in the woods. Dr. Yariv Gerber of the University of Tel Aviv, says that if cardiac patients live in cities with high smog and other pollutants, they are more than 40% more likely to become victims of repeat heart attacks compared with those who live in the open air.

"We know that, like tobacco smoke Air Pollution   themselves activate inflammatory processes in the body - says Dr. Gerber. - If we talk about long-term contact with these pollutants, then the observed chronic inflammatory processes. Bad air may be involved in the progression of atherosclerosis, which subsequently reflected in the various diseases of the heart. "

The study involved 1120 patients who survived heart attacks for the first time. All of them were treated in Israeli hospitals between 1992 and 1993. Participants in the study were younger than 65 years old at the time of initial hospitalization. The researchers followed them for 19 years until 2011.

It turned out that the inhabitants of city centers with high levels of smog and other permanent victim Air Pollutants   43% more likely to re-transferred to heart attacks or experienced congestive heart failure. The risk of reinfarction in their case was increased by 46%.

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