Environmental Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease: Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Policy Recommendations

Yuncheng Huang

2025

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) results from a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Growing evidence shows that environmental pollution—such as air pollutants (PM2.5, NO2, O3), waterborne toxins (heavy metals, organic pollutants), and soil contaminants (phthalates, bisphenol A)—contributes significantly to CVD. These exposures can increase oxidative stress, activate immune cells, disrupt circadian rhythms, and trigger stress reactions. They also promote traditional cardio-vascular risk factors like obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. This review summarizes recent findings on the link between environmental contaminants and CVD. It proposes strategies for mitigation, including stricter emission standards, expanded monitoring, public health campaigns, and incorporating environmental exposure assessments into cardiovascular risk screening. These interventions are essential to reduce pollution-related cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Huang Y. (2025). Environmental Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease: Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Policy Recommendations. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Food Science - Volume 1: BEFS; ISBN 978-989-758-789-4, SciTePress, pages 420-425. DOI: 10.5220/0014494400004933

in Bibtex Style

@conference{befs25,
author={Yuncheng Huang},
title={Environmental Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease: Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Policy Recommendations},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Food Science - Volume 1: BEFS},
year={2025},
pages={420-425},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0014494400004933},
isbn={978-989-758-789-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Food Science - Volume 1: BEFS
TI - Environmental Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease: Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Policy Recommendations
SN - 978-989-758-789-4
AU - Huang Y.
PY - 2025
SP - 420
EP - 425
DO - 10.5220/0014494400004933
PB - SciTePress