Ozone exposure is associated with acute changes in inflammation, fibrinolysis, and endothelial cell function in coronary artery disease patients

• Main Authors: Jaime E. Mirowsky (Author), Martha Sue Carraway (Author), Radhika Dhingra (Author), Haiyan Tong (Author), Lucas Neas (Author), David Diaz-Sanchez (Author), Wayne Cascio (Author), Martin Case (Author), James Crooks (Author), Elizabeth R. Hauser (Author), Z. Elaine Dowdy (Author), William E. Kraus (Author), Robert B. Devlin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Air pollution is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, of which ozone is a major contributor. Several studies have found associations between ozone and cardiovascular morbidity, but the results have been inconclusive. We investigated associations between ozone and chang...