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More Great Links

• American Heart Association: Air Pollution, Heart Disease and Stroke
• ScienceDaily: Air Pollution Damages More Than Lungs: Heart And Blood Vessels Suffer Too -- Aug. 14, 2008
• US News & World Report: Air Pollution Harms Patients After Heart Attack -- Sept. 9, 2008

Sources

• "Air Pollution Can Hinder Heart's Electrical Functioning." ScienceDaily. Sept. 12, 2008.
  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080908185127.htm
• "Air Pollution Damages More Than Lungs: Heart And Blood Vessels Suffer Too." ScienceDaily. Aug. 14, 2008.
  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080813183554.htm
• "Air Pollution, Heart Disease and Stroke." American Heart Association.
  http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4419
• Reinberg, Steven. "Air Pollution Harms Patients After Heart Attack." US News & World Report. Sept. 9, 2008.
  http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/09/09/air-
  pollution-harms-patients-after-heart-attack.html
• "Why Diesel Particulates Cause Cardiovascular Disease." ScienceDaily. June 9, 2008.
  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080604114550.htm