Blood clots following air pollution exposure

Chronic exposure to air pollution could increase the risk of blood clots.

In a study published in Blood, investigators analyzed baseline inflammatory and coagulation markers among participants as well as 10-year outcomes. They also employed sophisticated air pollution measurement methodology incorporating community-specific monitoring with measurements from long-term sites, community snapshot locations and outside the participants’ homes between 2005 and 2009.

Exposure to particulate matter of 2.5 micrometers or less in diameter and nitrogen dioxide were both found to raise the risk of blood clots, particularly among nonsmokers.

The findings further underlined the potential health risks of exposure to air pollution.

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