ReviewAnnals of the American Thoracic Society2018
Ambient Air Pollution and Clinical Implications for Susceptible Populations.
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56 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Association of exposure to air pollutants and risk of mortality among people living with HIV: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Adverse Birth Outcomes Related to NOInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Differential Association Between Surrounding Greenness and Mortality in Individuals With Coronary Heart Disease.JACC. Advances · 2026Article
- Exposure to traffic-related air pollution and the risk of premature rupture of membranes: a cohort analysis of the Korean CHildren's ENvironmental health Study (Ko-CHENS).Environmental science and pollution research international · 2026Article
- Who Actually Dies from Indoor Air Pollution? A Forensic Perspective.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Plasma proteome mediates the associations between air pollution exposure and disease risk.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Impact of air pollution and population vulnerability on cancer mortality in the United States: A scoping review.The Science of the total environment · 2026Article
- Tracking biochemical indicators of air pollution exposure in acute cardiorespiratory emergencies: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- A novel methodology for using light-scattering sensors to measure indoor particulate matter in a multi-site clinical trial.Discover Environment · 2026Article
- Spatiotemporal associations between air pollution and emergency room visits for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in Korea using a multivariate graph autoencoder modeling approach: an ecological study.Ewha medical journal · 2025Article
- Impact of short-term air pollution exposure on premature rupture of membranes in the North China Plain, 2015-2021: a multicity case-crossover study.Journal of global health · 2025Article
- The Direct Effects of Air Pollutant Exposure from Industrial Complexes on Chronic Respiratory Diseases in Local Residents: A Population-Based Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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- Impact of socioeconomic status on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prognosis: a national cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Short-term exposure to particulate matter triggers a selective alteration of plasma extracellular vesicle-packaged miRNAs in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Mechanistic insights regarding neuropsychiatric and neuropathologic impacts of air pollution.Critical reviews in toxicology · 2024Review
- Enabling data linkages for rare diseases in a resilient environment with the SERDIF framework.NPJ digital medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Air pollution is associated with a diversity of health effects, and evidence for a causal relationship with specific diseases exists. Exposure to air pollution is ubiquitous and typically beyond the control of the individual; the resulting health burden for the population can be high. Disproportionate effects are seen in individuals who have increased susceptibility to air pollution owing to individual- or community-level characteristics. As studies grow increasingly sophisticated, the understanding of who comprises the susceptible population continuously expands. Characteristics of susceptibility include genetic predisposition; socioeconomic factors; life stage; the presence of preexisting diseases, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis; and the unique population of lung transplant recipients. This review explores how select populations, namely individuals with preexisting pulmonary disease and those living in communities of low socioeconomic status, have an increased susceptibility to the health effects of ambient air pollution. Genetic susceptibility, though a fundamental determinant of risk, is beyond the scope of this review and is not discussed. Strategies designed to mitigate air pollution-related health effects are discussed using a framework that addresses pollution exposure at multiple levels-government, state, community, and the individual. Emission reduction strategies remain the basis for public health protection; however, ancillary harm reduction measures are explored that can be adopted by susceptible communities and individuals.
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