Particulate air pollution has been consistently linked to increased risk of arterial cardiovascular disease. Few data on air pollution exposure and risk of venous thrombosis are available. We investigated whether living near major traffic roads increases the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), using distance from roads as a proxy for traffic exposure.
EPOCA Research Center for Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Via San Barnaba 8, 20122 Milan, Italy. andrea.baccarelli@unimi.it