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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist

@tmuenzel28.bsky.social
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Thomas Münzel is a senior cardiologist and vascular biologist whose work reveals how noise, air pollution and other environmental stressors damage the heart. A global leader in environmental cardiology with 1300 publications +h-index, google scholar: 165

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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cooler Podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/7pLZ...
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Nicotine: The Molecule the Tobacco Industry Doesn't Want You to Question
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#Nighttime #light matters:
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Please retweet this link! This will help to further increase the already strong ALTIMETRIC SCORE/Public Attention Index. It will also help to inform young people why #vaping is not #healthy and why #nicotine in form every #toxic ! So retweet this link !!!!!! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Nicotine-containing products and the cardiovascular system: mechanisms and global health implications - Nature Reviews Cardiology
In this Review, Münzel and colleagues discuss the available mechanistic, biomarker, preclinical and clinical data on the cardiovascular effects of nicotine-containing products, define a hierarchy of c...
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Great #nicotine story published in the European Heart Journal! Every nicotine-containing product is toxic for your #heart, #vessel and #brain! @euatun.bsky.social Retweet this link: academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ar...
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Nicotine and the cardiovascular system: unmasking a global public health threat
Abstract. Nicotine-containing products, whether combustible or smokeless, pose a growing threat to cardiovascular (CV) health. While tobacco smoking contin
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Please repost this #link explaining how #nicotine directly damages the #cardiovascularsystem #nicotine is a strong #cardiovascular #toxin www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Nicotine-containing products and the cardiovascular system: mechanisms and global health implications - Nature Reviews Cardiology
In this Review, Münzel and colleagues discuss the available mechanistic, biomarker, preclinical and clinical data on the cardiovascular effects of nicotine-containing products, define a hierarchy of c...
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
@nicotine @publichealth @escardio.bsky.social @natrevcardiol.nature.com @jamacardiology.com @europeancardiologysociety #publichealth #toxin #smoking #vaping #pouches #snus #heatnotburn Please repost this link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Nicotine-containing products and the cardiovascular system: mechanisms and global health implications - Nature Reviews Cardiology
In this Review, Münzel and colleagues discuss the available mechanistic, biomarker, preclinical and clinical data on the cardiovascular effects of nicotine-containing products, define a hierarchy of c...
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#Nicotine great article in earth.com www.earth.com/lifestyle/ni...
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No nicotine product is risk-free for the heart
Nicotine injures blood vessels by two routes at once, and only quitting entirely, not switching to a vape or pouch, clears the risk.
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Schöne response in der #FAZ Bitte diesen link (Artikel) retweeten: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @escardio.bsky.social @publichealthmag.bsky.social #publicHealth #cardiology #cardiologists #pharmacologists www.faz.net/aktuell/rhei...
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Studie der Uni Mainz: Alle Nikotinprodukte sind schädlich
Ob Zigarette, Tabakerhitzer oder Beutel: Nikotinkonsum birgt unabhängig von der Darreichungsform Risiken für das Herz-Kreislauf-System, wie eine Forschungsarbeit der Uni Mainz zeigt.
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Please retwet this link:
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
8 Mio. Tote weltweit pro Jahr durch Nikotinkonsum, 50–65 % davon Herz-Kreislauf. Es gibt kein sicheres Nikotinprodukt. Alle schädigen das Herz und Gefäße. Gefordert: Aromaverbot, einheitliche Besteuerung, Plain Packaging, konsequent rauchfreie Räume. www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejo...
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Thieme E-Journals - DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift / Abstract
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I am excited to share that my research is now published! 📚 #Nicotine-containing products and the #cardiovascular system: mechanisms and global health implications nature.com/articles/s41... @TomLuscher, @LindeCecilia, @FDATobacco @ehj_ed @AHAScience @JACCJournals @Heart_BMJ @bmj_latest @NEJM
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Nicotine-containing products and the cardiovascular system: mechanisms and global health implications - Nature Reviews Cardiology
In this Review, Münzel and colleagues discuss the available mechanistic, biomarker, preclinical and clinical data on the cardiovascular effects of nicotine-containing products, define a hierarchy of c...
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Read it and retweet the MS link ! www.escardio.org/news/press/p... doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Nicotine as a central driver of cardiovascular injury. Two-panel scientific diagram. Panel a is a flowchart: nicotine-containing products (cigarettes, heated tobacco, e-cigarettes, waterpipes, lozenges/toothpicks, oral nicotine products) lead to nicotine addiction (mesolimbic dopamine activation) and to nicotine-mediated activation of acetylcholine receptors in endothelial cells, autonomic ganglia, the CNS and adrenal medulla. That activation branches into three parallel pathways — endothelial dysfunction (eNOS uncoupling, reduced NO, oxidative stress) leading to vascular stiffness; sympathetic/HPA-axis activation (raised adrenaline, cortisol, heart rate, blood pressure); and prothrombotic/proangiogenic effects (platelet activation, plaque instability and rupture) — all converging on cardiovascular disease (vasospasm, hypertension, arrhythmia, heart failure, ischaemic heart disease, stroke). Panel b is a cross-section of an endothelial cell above a vascular smooth muscle cell showing the molecular detail: nicotine lowers GCH1/BH4 and directly impairs eNOS, cutting nitric oxide production; raises endothelin-1; and lowers prostacyclin via COX/PGI2 synthase. At the muscle membrane, noradrenaline and endothelin-1 raise intracellular calcium and drive vasoconstriction, while reduced NO and prostacyclin weaken vasodilation, and nicotine blocks ATP-sensitive potassium channels — net effect: a shift from vasodilation toward sustained vasoconstriction.
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Die 16. Kinderakademie Gesundheit der Stiftung Mainzer Herz in der MEWA Arena bei Mainz 05 ! www.youtube.com/watch?v=20zs...
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Kinaderakademie Gesundheit der Stiftung Mainzer Herz in der MEWA Arena 2026
YouTube video by Stiftung Mainzer Herz
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Der neue Stiftungsbericht „Mainzer Herz 2025“ ist da. Schaut mal rein. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ewkla...
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
8 Mio. Tote weltweit pro Jahr durch Nikotinkonsum, 50–65 % davon Herz-Kreislauf. Es gibt kein sicheres Nikotinprodukt. Alle schädigen das Herz und Gefäße. Gefordert: Aromaverbot, einheitliche Besteuerung, Plain Packaging, konsequent rauchfreie Räume. www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejo...
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Thieme E-Journals - DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift / Abstract
Thieme E-Books & E-Journals
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Das neue Buch von #FrankElstner und mir. #Herzklima www.faz.net/agenturmeldu...
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Warum Frank Elstner Angst vor dem Sommer hat
Der Moderator warnt: „Hitze kann töten.“ Er erklärt, warum der Sommer für viele Menschen zur Belastung wird - und welche Sorge ihn umtreibt.
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Cold Exposure, Sunlight, and Particulate Matter in Acute Heart Failure: Signals and Uncertainties academic.oup.com/ehjacc/artic...
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Cold Exposure, Sunlight, and Particulate Matter in Acute Heart Failure: Signals and Uncertainties
Thomas Münzel, MD, Marin Kuntic, PhD, Andreas Daiber, PhD; Cold Exposure, Sunlight, and Particulate Matter in Acute Heart Failure: Signals and Uncertaintie
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Copenhagen/Mainz — July 20 Years of heavy traffic noise at home raise Parkinson's risk, a study of 3.1 million Danes in JAMA Neurology finds, led by Mette Sørensen, PhD, with Prof. Thomas Münzel (UM Mainz) as co-author. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2026.2262
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Proud to deliver the Sylviane Lévy-Toledano Memorial Plenary Keynote Lecture at the 34th ISTH Congress in Paris—and deeply grateful to my outstanding research group, whose dedication, creativity, and excellent work made this possible.
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Podcast zum Thema #Lärm und #Herzkreislauferkrankungen beim #WDR wdrmedien-a.akamaihd.net/media/p/publ...
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Protect your heart, your lung and your health ! Dont smoke ! And dont take any nicotine pouches or e-cigarettes !
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Große Ehre: Interview im #Spiegel zum Thema #Umwelt und #Herzkreislauferkrankungen Read it ! www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
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(S+) Infarkt- und Schlaganfall-Risiko: »Wir verschleiern, wo die wahre Gefahr fürs Herz liegt«
Hohes Cholesterin? Der Kardiologe Thomas Münzel warnt eher vor einem Herztod durch Lärm und Schadstoffe. Er erklärt, wie sich jeder vor schädlichen Umwelteinflüssen schützen kann.
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Read it and retweet it ! markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/newsroom/pro...
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Special Publications in ESC, AHA, ACC and WHF - MARKOPOLO
MARKOPOLO researcher Prof. Dr. Thomas Münzel coordinated a position paper on environmental exposures and cardiovascular health that was published in the journals of four leading cardiovascular societi...
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Retweet this link: academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...
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Nicotine and the cardiovascular system: unmasking a global public health threat
Abstract. Nicotine-containing products, whether combustible or smokeless, pose a growing threat to cardiovascular (CV) health. While tobacco smoking contin
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
What has #soil and #water #pollution to do with #cardiology? read it and download it ! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Soil and water pollution and cardiovascular disease - Nature Reviews Cardiology
In this Review, Münzel and colleagues describe the adverse effects of soil and water pollution, including heavy metal, pesticide, and microplastic and nanoplastic pollution, on cardiovascular health a...
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Retweet this link: academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...
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Nicotine and the cardiovascular system: unmasking a global public health threat
Abstract. Nicotine-containing products, whether combustible or smokeless, pose a growing threat to cardiovascular (CV) health. While tobacco smoking contin
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Read it and retweet it ! markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/newsroom/pro...
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Special Publications in ESC, AHA, ACC and WHF - MARKOPOLO
MARKOPOLO researcher Prof. Dr. Thomas Münzel coordinated a position paper on environmental exposures and cardiovascular health that was published in the journals of four leading cardiovascular societi...
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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
#AirPollution #CleantheAir
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Steve Moskal @samoskal.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
“Our primary hope is that environmental risk factors will be treated as core components of cardiovascular prevention, rather than as optional or secondary considerations…” #biorisks #unsafeair #blackcarbon #extremeweatherevents
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Steve Moskal @samoskal.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
#biorisks #youth #stem
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Great comment in #JAMA #Cardiology concerning the joint paper of the #cardiovascular #societies dealing with #environmental #stressors and #cardiovascular #disease jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Global Cardiology Societies Team Up to Address Environmental Stressors
This Medical News article discusses a new joint statement from the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the European Society of Cardiology, and the World Heart Federation ad...
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
‘Regulate nicotine as pharmaceutical’ Prof. Münzels legislative recommendations include equal rising nicotine taxes across all products, banning online sales, and reclassifying nicotine regulation from consumer product law to pharmaceutical drug legislation www.tabaknee.nl/news/item/34...
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European experts: ‘Protect Tax Directive review against lobby’
The EU Tobacco Tax Directive needs a quick and thorough update, because both the minimum rates and the scope of the directive are outdated. The review “is not a finance issue, but a health issue,” an ...
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
The @escardio.bsky.social European Society of Cardiology strongly recommends legislative actions to regulate #nicotine containing products:
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
#nicotine per se is a powerful #toxin for the #cardiovascular #system @epha-eu.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @esabcc.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @euronews.com retweet this link please ! doi.org/10.1093/eurh...
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Nicotine and the cardiovascular system: unmasking a global public health threat
Abstract. Nicotine-containing products, whether combustible or smokeless, pose a growing threat to cardiovascular (CV) health. While tobacco smoking contin
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Great comment in #JAMA #Cardiology concerning the joint paper of the #cardiovascular #societies dealing with #environmental #stressors and #cardiovascular #disease jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com
Global Cardiology Societies Team Up to Address Environmental Stressors
This Medical News article discusses a new joint statement from the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the European Society of Cardiology, and the World Heart Federation ad...
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Read why #Nicotine in every form is a #cardiovascular #toxin ! We have to protect our youth from #nicotine #addiction ! Please retweet this link !! doi.org/10.1093/eurh...
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Nicotine and the cardiovascular system: unmasking a global public health threat
Abstract. Nicotine-containing products, whether combustible or smokeless, pose a growing threat to cardiovascular (CV) health. While tobacco smoking contin
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
‘Regulate nicotine as pharmaceutical’ Prof. Münzels legislative recommendations include equal rising nicotine taxes across all products, banning online sales, and reclassifying nicotine regulation from consumer product law to pharmaceutical drug legislation www.tabaknee.nl/news/item/34...
tabaknee.nl
European experts: ‘Protect Tax Directive review against lobby’
The EU Tobacco Tax Directive needs a quick and thorough update, because both the minimum rates and the scope of the directive are outdated. The review “is not a finance issue, but a health issue,” an ...
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
The #environment is toxic for our #heart. 4 Cardiology Societies speak with one voice ! Read and retweet it ! doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf915
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
The @escardio.bsky.social European Society of Cardiology strongly recommends legislative actions to regulate #nicotine containing products:
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... retweet the link: doi.org/10.1093/eurh...
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Six Priorities to Protect Cardiovascual Health | European Society of Cardiology News
Global cardiovascular societies are coming together to confront environmental risks to heart health. The European Society of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Associa...
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Große Ehre: Interview im #Spiegel zum Thema #Umwelt und #Herzkreislauferkrankungen Read it ! www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
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(S+) Infarkt- und Schlaganfall-Risiko: »Wir verschleiern, wo die wahre Gefahr fürs Herz liegt«
Hohes Cholesterin? Der Kardiologe Thomas Münzel warnt eher vor einem Herztod durch Lärm und Schadstoffe. Er erklärt, wie sich jeder vor schädlichen Umwelteinflüssen schützen kann.
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... retweet the link: doi.org/10.1093/eurh...
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Six Priorities to Protect Cardiovascual Health | European Society of Cardiology News
Global cardiovascular societies are coming together to confront environmental risks to heart health. The European Society of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Associa...
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
The #environment is toxic for our #heart. 4 Cardiology Societies speak with one voice ! Read and retweet it ! doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf915
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
12 Policy-driven key messages concerning the damaging effects of nicotine Do you want to have a #nicotine #pandemic this year? Please retweet the paper on this important topic! #publichealth #smoking #tobacco #nicotine #EU doi.org/10.1093/eurh...
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Please check my new homepage dealing with my projects like the #GHS, the Gutenberg Health Study , my achievements, the topic #environment and #cvd cardiovascular disease, and my #FoundationHeartofMainz www.thomasmuenzel.de
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Münzel - Umwelt- und Gesundheitsforschung
Forschung zu den Auswirkungen von Lärm und Feinstaub auf die kardiovaskuläre Gesundheit.
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Jagnoire @mobiusme.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
I know there are so many things to think about and to be very concerned and upset about. I find this to be another important impact to consider.
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Fllics @fllics.com · 08/01/2026
Wind turbines ‘damage’ human health with noise pollution Writer and broadcaster Kel Richards says wind turbines “damage human health” with noise pollution.
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Wind turbines ‘damage’ human health with noise pollution
Writer and broadcaster Kel Richards says wind turbines “damage human health” with noise pollution.
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
the consequences of #climatechange for #cardiovascularhealth : a perfect #expert #review of all #environmental #stressors. how the impact cardiovascular health Please retweet this link : academic.oup.com/cardiovascre...
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A comprehensive review/expert statement on environmental risk factors of cardiovascular disease
Abstract. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality globally, with over 20 million deaths each year. While traditional risk factors—su
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Please check my new homepage ! www.thomasmuenzel.de
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Münzel - Umwelt- und Gesundheitsforschung
Forschung zu den Auswirkungen von Lärm und Feinstaub auf die kardiovaskuläre Gesundheit.
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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist @tmuenzel28.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Check the article and the EEA report 2025: Noise is a massively underestimated cardiovascular risk factor ! academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...?
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