According to a new study People living in cities with higher levels of particle air pollution tend to have higher blood pressure . 5000 people tested by Researchers at the University of Duisburg- Essen, Germany, were found to have long-term exposure to air pollution increased blood pressure, even when other key factors were considered.
Air pollution does not only trigger life threatening events like heart attacks and strokes, but that it may also influence the underlying processes, which lead to chronic cardiovascular diseases according to Dr Barbara Hoffman.
