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How doctors can help patients lower risk of heart disease caused by air pollution

Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD, the Herman K. Hellerstein, MD, chair in cardiovascular research at University Hospitals of Cleveland Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, discusses the link between cardiovascular disease and air pollution and how primary care doctors can help patients lower their risk of cardiovascular disease caused by air pollution.

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