A study has found that air pollution can lead to cardiovascular diseases. Air pollution and fine dust in particular is responsible for more than four million deaths each year. Almost 60 per cent of deaths occur as a result of heart diseases. The large percentage of deaths from cardiovascular disease has prompted an international group of experts from Germany England and the USA to analyse the negative effects of air pollution on vascular function in a review article. Key research questions focused on components of air pollution (particulate matter ozone nitrogen dioxide carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide) that are particularly damaging to