Environmental Pollution and Peripheral Artery Disease

• Main Authors: Serra R (Author), Abramo A (Author), Ielapi N (Author), Procopio S (Author), Marino P (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Dove Medical Press, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 1179-1594
• Keywords: peripheral artery disease; pollution; environment; pm10; risk factors.; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270
• Source: Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, Vol Volume 14, Pp 2181-2190 (2021)

Raffaele Serra,1– 3 Andrea Abramo,1– 3 Nicola Ielapi,1,4 Salvatore Procopio,5 Pietro Marino3 1Interuniversity Center of Phlebolymphology (CIFL), International Research and Educational Program in Clinical and Experimental Biotechnology, Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy; 2Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy; 3Department of Social Sciences, Vitambiente, Catanzaro, Italy; 4Department of Public Health and Infectious Disease, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy; 5Department of Catanzaro District, Laboratory of Physics, Calabria Regional Agency for Environment Protection, Catanzaro, ItalyCorrespondence: Raffaele SerraInteruniversity Center of Phlebolymphology (CIFL), International Research and Educational Program in Clinical and Experimental Biotechnology, Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, Località Germaneto, Catanzaro, 88100, ItalyTel [phone]Email [e-mail]: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) of the lower limbs represents one of the most important clinical conditions among vascular disease and can negatively impact quality of life of affected patients, representing also an important socioeconomic burden. Several risk factors predispose to PAD and its complications. Nevertheless, the role of pollution in this context has not been fully evaluated and this article explored the most updated information on epidemiology and environmental pollution in order to hypothesize the possible contribution of air pollution in the onset of PAD. Pollution is an important problem for the global community and has harmful effects on human health and cardiovascular system, and, specifically, particulate matter 10 (PM10) was found significantly associated with PAD.Keywords: peripheral artery disease, pollution, environment, PM10, risk factors