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SUBMITTER: Yue W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6411784 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yue Wenhui W Tong Lei L Liu Xiaohong X Weng Xinyu X Chen Xiaoyu X Wang Dongzhi D Dudley Samuel C SC Weir E Kenneth EK Ding Wenjun W Lu Zhongbing Z Xu Yawei Y Chen Yingjie Y
Redox biology 20190306
Heart failure (HF) is the single largest cause for increased hospitalization after fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure. Patients with left HF often progress to right ventricular (RV) failure even with optimal medical care. An increase of PM2.5 of 10 μg per cubic meter was associated with a 76% increase in the risk of death from cardiovascular disease in 4 years' period. However, the role and mechanism of PM2.5 in HF progression are not known. Here we investigated the role of PM2.5 exposure ...[more]