Residential proximity to major roads, exposure to fine particulate matter and aortic calcium: the Framingham Heart Study, a cohort study.
Kirsten S DoransElissa H WilkerWenyuan LiMary B RicePetter L LjungmanJoel SchwartzBrent A CoullItai KloogPetros KoutrakisRalph B D'AgostinoJoseph M MassaroUdo HoffmannChristopher J O'DonnellMurray A MittlemanPublished in: BMJ open (2017)
In this cohort from a region with relatively low levels of and variation in PM2.5, there were no strong associations of proximity to a major road or PM2.5 with the presence or extent of aortic calcification, or with AAC progression.