Environmental Hazards and Cardiovascular Disease

Prof. Thomas Muenzel covers the impacts and effects that Environmental Hazards have on Cardiovascular Disease.

The impacts and effects that Environmental Hazards have on Cardiovascular Disease.

Professor Muenzel is currently the Chairmain of the Department of Cardiology at the University Medical Centre in Mainz, Germany.

Prof. Muenzel had published vastly in vascular biology and cardiology, alike; He made major contributions in the molecular mechanism and clinical effects of nitroglycerin and most recently, has focused his interest on environmental injuries on the cardiovascular system and its implications for cardiovascular health and disease; he has really pioneered this field that is currently centre stage worldwide. Based on his work he coined the term “exposome” as a new focus in cardiovascular prevention including environmental injuries.

He also held a faculty position at the University.