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Int . J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2010, 7, 1773-1806; doi:10.3390/ijerph7041773 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 /journal/ijerph Review A Systematic Review of Occupational Exposure to Particulate Matter and Cardiovascular Disease Shona C. Fang 1,*, Adrian Cassidy 2 and David C. Christiani 1,3 1 Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA 2 Epidemiology Unit, Health and Safety Executive, Bootle, L20 7HS, UK; E-Mail: cassidya@liv.ac.uk 3 Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; E-Mail: dchris@ * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: sfang@; Tel.: 617-432-6460. Received: 4 March 2010; in revised form: 31 March 2010 / Accepted: 16 April 2010 / Published: 19 April 2010 Abstract: Exposure to ambient particulate air pollution is a recognized risk factor for cardiovascular disease; however the link between occupational particulate exposures and adverse cardiovascular events is less clear. We conducted a systematic review, including meta-analysis where appropriate, of the epidemiologic association between occupational exposure to particulate matter and cardiovascular disease. Out of 697 articles meeting our initial criteria, 37 artic