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Direct and acute cardiotoxicity of ultrafine particles in young adult and old rat hearts.

Authors: Boris Z Simkhovich|||Paul Marjoram|||Michael T Kleinman|||Robert A Kloner

Journal: Basic research in cardiology

Publication Type: Comparative Study

Date: 2007

DOI: 10.1007/s00395-007-0681-0

ID: 17932707

Affiliations:

Affiliations

    The Heart Institute, Good Samaritan Hospital, 1225 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90017, USA. simkhovi@usc.edu|||||||||

Abstract

Air pollution is associated with significant increases in cardiac morbidity and mortality in the general population. The elderly cohort within the general population is considered at high risk for cardiac diseases. However the degree to which air pollutants affect cardiac responses in old hearts vs. their young adult counterparts has not been systematically addressed.


Chemical List

    Cardiotoxins|||Particulate Matter