Left ventricular clot: Newly known increased complication of air pollution in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)

Alizadehasl, Azin and Mohamadi, Asghar (2020) Left ventricular clot: Newly known increased complication of air pollution in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Vesnu Publications.

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Abstract

Air pollution is one of the major health problems in the world that impaired cardiovascular function, and is associated with cardiovascular mortality.1 Numerous studies showed that short-term and long-term exposure to air pollution are associated with cardiovascular mortality.2 One of the most important pathology findings discussed in this regard is the thrombosis, which increases the cardiovascular mortality.3 Increased inflammation and oxidative stress as well as hypercoagulation state by air pollution resulting in thrombosis;4 and many clinical studies have showed that air pollution increased hospitalization and cardiac events as well as subclinical atherosclerosis, and also deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.

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