Delhi-NCR air pollution and stroke risk: How toxic air harms blood vessels and ways to protect yourself

Air pollution in Delhi-NCR is a modifiable stroke risk factor, with ischaemic stroke risk rising after days or years of exposure. Find out how toxic air harms your blood vessels.

New Delhi: The rising air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region is one of the potentially modifiable risk factors for brain stroke. There is an increased risk of ischaemic stroke after short-term (days) and long-term (years) exposure to air pollution. Delhi’s air pollution is the most pernicious consequence of indiscriminate industrialisation and urbanisation.

Air pollution is a heterogeneous, complex mixture of gases, liquids, and particulate matter. The larger particles (PM10) are more common in industrial emissions, whereas the smaller particles (PM2.5 and PM0.1) result mainly from........

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