Open AccessAir Pollution and the Microvasculature: A Cross-Sectional Assessment of In Vivo Retinal Images in the Population-Based Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
Author(s) -
Sara D. Adar,
Ronald Klein,
Ronald Klein,
Adam A. Szpiro,
Mary Frances Cotch,
Tien Yin Wong,
Marie S. O’Neill,
Sandi Shrager,
R. Graham Barr,
David S. Siscovick,
Martha L. Daviglus,
Paul D. Sampson,
Joel D. Kaufman
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
plos medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.847
H-Index - 228
eISSN - 1549-1676
pISSN - 1549-1277
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000372
Subject(s) - ethnic group , retinal , mesa , population , cross sectional study , medicine , environmental health , in vivo , pathology , optometry , ophthalmology , biology , genetics , anthropology , computer science , sociology , programming language
Sara Adar and colleagues show that residing in locations with higher air pollution concentrations and experiencing daily increases in air pollution are associated with narrower retinal arteriolar diameters in older individuals, thus providing a link between air pollution and cardiovascular disease.
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