Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 8th, 2006
According to recent research from the United States, "Alterations in cardiac autonomic control, assessed by changes in heart rate variability (HRV), provide one plausible mechanistic explanation for consistent associations between exposure to airborne particulate matter (PM) and increased risks of cardiovascular mortality."
"Decreased HRV has been linked with exposures to PM10 (PM with aerodynamic diameter{{<=}}10 mcm) and with fine particles (PM with aerodynamic diameter{{<=}}2.5 mcm) originating...
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