Outdoor air pollution, composed of complex mixtures including gases (e.g., carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide
(NO2), ozone (O3), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and particulate
matter (PM)), is increasingly considered a new threat to
the cardiac system [1–4]. It is manifested by endothelial
dysfunction, hypertension, and increased thrombogenic and
inflammatory state [5]. Researchers noticed as early as the
1920s and 1930s the impact of air pollution on human health:
high rates of death events occurred in London and Belgium
after stagnant weather conditions caused by a sharp increase