Table of Contents “...Overview -- Acute effects of particulate matter on the risk of myocardial infarction -- Chronic effects of air pollution on cardiovascular health -- Particle characterization -- Exposure assessment for ambient ultrafine particles -- From exposure to dose -- Translocation of inhaled nanoparticles -- Role of chemical composition in determining the cardiovascular effects of particles -- In vitro studies -- Experimental studies in animals -- Human exposure studies -- Panel studies -- Particulates and oxidative stress -- Role of inflammation in the atherogenic effects of particulate matter -- Inhaled particles, postprandial lipids, and their possible contribution to atherogenesis : the Trojan horse hypothesis -- Inhaled particulate matter and atherosclerosis in humans -- Effects of nanoparticulates on the pulmonary vasculature -- Particulate matter, hypertension, and the metabolic syndrome -- Particles and the vascular endothelium -- Particles, coagulation, and thrombosis -- Particles and the pathogenesis of atherothrombosis -- Particles and the autonomic nervous system -- Air pollution and cardiac arrhythmia -- Risk assessment -- Environmental regulation of particulate matter -- From ambient ultrafine particles to nanotechnology and nanotoxicology....”