peteblue
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Is that your opinion then.....
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Is that your opinion then.....
dead_soft
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I didn’t say anything, it seems you very quickly saw some subtext in your own comments?
I knew you was going to say that.
http://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk/2018/08/...-pollution-with-serious-changes-in-the-heart/
Researchers have found that people exposed to air pollution levels well within UK guidelines have changes in the structure of the heart, similar to those seen in the early stages of heart failure. The research was part-funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and is published in the journal Circulation. [1]
A team of scientists, led from Queen Mary University of London by Professor Steffen Petersen, studied data from around 4,000 participants in the UK Biobank study. Researchers accessed information provided on their lifestyles, health records and details on where they have lived, so the research team were able to remove patients with underlying heart problems, or those who had moved house during the study. Heart MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) were used to measure the size, weight and function of the participants’ hearts at fixed times. [2]
Even though most participants lived outside major UK cities, there was a clear association between those who lived near loud, busy roads, and were exposed to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) or PM2.5 – small particles of air pollution – and the development of larger right and left ventricles in the heart. The ventricles are important pumping chambers in the heart and, although these participants were healthy and had no symptoms, similar heart remodelling is seen in the early stages of heart failure.
Higher exposures to the pollutants were linked to more significant changes in the structure of the heart. For every 1 extra µg per cubic metre of PM2.5 and for every 10 extra µg per cubic metre of NO2, the heart enlarges by approximately 1% .
Air pollution is now the largest environmental risk factor linked to deaths in England. Globally, coronary heart disease and stroke account for approximately six in ten (58%) deaths related to outdoor air pollution. This research could help explain exactly how and why air pollution affects the heart.
In the study, average annual exposures to PM2.5 (8-12µg per cubic metre) were well within UK guidelines (25µg per cubic metre), although they were approaching or past World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines (10µg per cubic metre). The WHO has said that there are no safe limits of PM2.5. The participants’ average exposure to NO2 (10-50µg per cubic metre) was approaching and above the equal WHO and UK annual average guidelines (40µg per cubic metre).
Dr Nay Aung who led the data analysis from Queen Mary University of London said:
“Although our study was observational and hasn’t yet shown a causal link, we saw significant changes in the heart, even at relatively low levels of air pollution exposure. Our future studies will include data from those living in inner cities like Central Manchester and London, using more in-depth measurements of heart function, and we would expect the findings to be even more pronounced and clinically important.
“Air pollution should be seen as a modifiable risk factor. Doctors and the general public all need to be aware of the their exposure when they think about their heart health, just like they think about their blood pressure, their cholesterol and their weight.”
Mya Steer, 19, lives just outside Bristol, she was diagnosed with an inherited heart condition, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) just after her 18th birthday:
“My heart condition means that I often struggle to breathe anyway and air pollution makes me feel much worse – it’s pretty instant. This research just goes to show that pollution is affecting us all, whether we live in busy cities or more rural areas where we might feel ‘protected’ from pollution.
“There is no safe limit for air pollution for me, or for anyone who is concerned about their heart health – we all need the Government to do more.”
Professor Jeremy Pearson, Associate Medical Director at the British Heart Foundation, which part-funded the study said:
“We can’t expect people to move home to avoid air pollution – Government and public bodies must be acting right now to make all areas safe and protect the population from these harms.
“What is particularly worrying is that the levels of air pollution, particularly PM2.5, at which this study saw people with heart remodelling are not even deemed particularly high by the UK Government – this is why we are calling for the WHO guidelines to be adopted. They are less than half of UK legal limitsand while we know there are no safe limits for some forms of air pollution, we believe this is a crucial step in protecting the nation’s heart health.
“Having these targets in law will also help to improve the lives of those currently living with heart and circulatory diseases, as we know they are particularly affected by air pollution.”
This research was a collaboration between Queen Mary University of London and the University of Oxford.
Researchers have found that people exposed to air pollution levels well within UK guidelines have changes in the structure of the heart, similar to those seen in the early stages of heart failure. The research was part-funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and is published in the journal Circulation. [1]
A team of scientists, led from Queen Mary University of London by Professor Steffen Petersen, studied data from around 4,000 participants in the UK Biobank study. Researchers accessed information provided on their lifestyles, health records and details on where they have lived, so the research team were able to remove patients with underlying heart problems, or those who had moved house during the study. Heart MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) were used to measure the size, weight and function of the participants’ hearts at fixed times. [2]
Even though most participants lived outside major UK cities, there was a clear association between those who lived near loud, busy roads, and were exposed to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) or PM2.5 – small particles of air pollution – and the development of larger right and left ventricles in the heart. The ventricles are important pumping chambers in the heart and, although these participants were healthy and had no symptoms, similar heart remodelling is seen in the early stages of heart failure.
Higher exposures to the pollutants were linked to more significant changes in the structure of the heart. For every 1 extra µg per cubic metre of PM2.5 and for every 10 extra µg per cubic metre of NO2, the heart enlarges by approximately 1% .
Air pollution is now the largest environmental risk factor linked to deaths in England. Globally, coronary heart disease and stroke account for approximately six in ten (58%) deaths related to outdoor air pollution. This research could help explain exactly how and why air pollution affects the heart.
In the study, average annual exposures to PM2.5 (8-12µg per cubic metre) were well within UK guidelines (25µg per cubic metre), although they were approaching or past World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines (10µg per cubic metre). The WHO has said that there are no safe limits of PM2.5. The participants’ average exposure to NO2 (10-50µg per cubic metre) was approaching and above the equal WHO and UK annual average guidelines (40µg per cubic metre).
Dr Nay Aung who led the data analysis from Queen Mary University of London said:
“Although our study was observational and hasn’t yet shown a causal link, we saw significant changes in the heart, even at relatively low levels of air pollution exposure. Our future studies will include data from those living in inner cities like Central Manchester and London, using more in-depth measurements of heart function, and we would expect the findings to be even more pronounced and clinically important.
“Air pollution should be seen as a modifiable risk factor. Doctors and the general public all need to be aware of the their exposure when they think about their heart health, just like they think about their blood pressure, their cholesterol and their weight.”
Mya Steer, 19, lives just outside Bristol, she was diagnosed with an inherited heart condition, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) just after her 18th birthday:
“My heart condition means that I often struggle to breathe anyway and air pollution makes me feel much worse – it’s pretty instant. This research just goes to show that pollution is affecting us all, whether we live in busy cities or more rural areas where we might feel ‘protected’ from pollution.
“There is no safe limit for air pollution for me, or for anyone who is concerned about their heart health – we all need the Government to do more.”
Professor Jeremy Pearson, Associate Medical Director at the British Heart Foundation, which part-funded the study said:
“We can’t expect people to move home to avoid air pollution – Government and public bodies must be acting right now to make all areas safe and protect the population from these harms.
“What is particularly worrying is that the levels of air pollution, particularly PM2.5, at which this study saw people with heart remodelling are not even deemed particularly high by the UK Government – this is why we are calling for the WHO guidelines to be adopted. They are less than half of UK legal limitsand while we know there are no safe limits for some forms of air pollution, we believe this is a crucial step in protecting the nation’s heart health.
“Having these targets in law will also help to improve the lives of those currently living with heart and circulatory diseases, as we know they are particularly affected by air pollution.”
This research was a collaboration between Queen Mary University of London and the University of Oxford.
On a similar note, a new study has shown how air pollution drops massively in Putney when the roads were closed for the Ride London cycling event.
https://www.bikebiz.com/community/clean-air-get-rid-of-cars
https://www.bikebiz.com/community/clean-air-get-rid-of-cars
tsubaki
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London is a genuinely beautiful city when that day happens, you can literally taste the difference when one breathes.
abelard
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I love being able to walk to work, but the most direct route is pretty much bumper-to-bumper with idling single-occupied cars for three hours each morning, and again going home in the afternoon. It is one of the worst corridors for air pollution in the region.
People who aren't lucky enough to live near the city centre resort to driving, though nobody really enjoys it, because the transit services are thin and getting worse.
Unsuprisingly, air pollution is a major concern here too.
There is substantial local support and enthusiasm for restoring the tram network in the city, which used to host one of Europe's best, but which is now likely the biggest city in Europe without one - yet Westminster has scrapped these plans just on the verge of implementation repeatedly over the years, and it will take an almighty back-and-forth battle even to build a designated bus corrider system its stead.
Britain is probably the most centralised democratic country in the world, and I'm sure this goes some way to accounting for why its transit infrastructure and labour productivity outside the capital is persistently among the worst in Europe.
Interesting facts about the Westminster bubble even the opposition most front benchers are London based MPs......
Can’t believe you find it funny , I’d assume you’d think it was incredibly ‘puerile’ , given your previous posts . Personally like the trump one it bothers me not a jot.
If it’s goes up does that mean though that khan had put up the balloon of himself or thinks it’s funny ? Ibecause that was apparently the case with trump then why is it different if it’s not of trump ?
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
Of course it’s funny. This prat allowed a deliberate insult to the leader of one of our greatest allies, and he did so because of a personal spat with him without giving a thought about the national good. Well now it will only upset Khan......
But you thought it was puerile didn’t you ? You’ve done a complete about face , which is obviously your right . My point is I kept hearing and reading, not necessarily from you , that he was responsible for the balloon which clearly he wasn’t so I assume the same people think he’s responsible for this or they’ve done a similar about turn as you .
NilSatisOptimum
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Well at least the Trump balloon had a satirical point; this Kahn balloon seems like a weak attempt at copying without any topical relevance.
And as Kahn is ‘personally responsible’ for these balloons going up, it shows he has humility and sense of humour.
Brilliant putdown of the whole thing.
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