Cardiovascular Effects of Inhaled Ultrafine and Nano-Sized Particles

Flemming R. Cassee, Nicholas L. Mills, David E. Newby

ISBN 10: 0470433531 / ISBN 13: 9780470433539

Published by Wiley 2011-01-14, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cardiovascular Effects of Inhaled Ultrafine and Nano-Sized Particles
• Publisher: Wiley 2011-01-14
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470433531
• ISBN 13: 9780470433539
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book assists scientists, toxicologists, clinicians, and public health regulators to understand the complex issues that determine the impact of air pollution on the cardiovascular system. It covers a range of relevant topics including particulate matter (PM) sources and characterization, methods of exposure, impact of PM on cells and systems, role of particles in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease, risk assessment, and potential environmental and therapeutic interventions.

About the Author

Flemming R. Cassee is head of the Department of Inhalation Toxicology, deputy head of the Center for Environmental Health, and leader of the program on air pollution and health at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands.

Nicholas L. Mills is a British Heart Foundation Clinical Fellow at the University of Edinburgh and Specialist Registrar in Cardiology at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

David E. Newby is the British Heart Foundation John Wheatley Chair of Cardiology at the University of Edinburgh. He is a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Director of the Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, Director of the Clinical Research Imaging Centre, and Director of Research and Development for NHS Lothian.