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Chairman of the ESC Task Force Environment and Cardiologist

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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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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...

Great comment in #JAMA #Cardiology concerning the joint paper of the #cardiovascular #societies dealing with #environmental #stressors and #cardiovascular #disease
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

15.02.2026 09:02 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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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

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...

15.02.2026 08:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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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Tax Directive needs a quick and thorough update, because both the minimum rates and the scope of the directive are outdated.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 ...

‘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...

05.02.2026 13:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The #environment is toxic for our #heart. 4 Cardiology Societies speak with one voice !

Read and retweet it !

doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf915

20.01.2026 14:53 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The @escardio.bsky.social European Society of Cardiology strongly recommends legislative actions to regulate #nicotine containing products:

28.01.2026 12:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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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retweet the link: doi.org/10.1093/eurh...

20.01.2026 16:03 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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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.

Große Ehre: Interview im #Spiegel zum Thema #Umwelt und #Herzkreislauferkrankungen

Read it !

www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...

24.01.2026 09:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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...

www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
retweet the link: doi.org/10.1093/eurh...

20.01.2026 16:03 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

The #environment is toxic for our #heart. 4 Cardiology Societies speak with one voice !

Read and retweet it !

doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf915

20.01.2026 14:53 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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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...

04.01.2026 17:54 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Münzel - Umwelt- und Gesundheitsforschung Forschung zu den Auswirkungen von Lärm und Feinstaub auf die kardiovaskuläre Gesundheit.

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

13.01.2026 16:17 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

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.

13.01.2026 05:20 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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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.

Wind turbines ‘damage’ human health with noise pollution

Writer and broadcaster Kel Richards says wind turbines “damage human health” with noise pollution.

08.01.2026 12:05 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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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

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...

12.01.2026 18:58 — 👍 13    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 3
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Münzel - Umwelt- und Gesundheitsforschung Forschung zu den Auswirkungen von Lärm und Feinstaub auf die kardiovaskuläre Gesundheit.

Please check my new homepage !
www.thomasmuenzel.de

11.01.2026 15:00 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Check the article and the EEA report 2025: Noise is a massively underestimated cardiovascular risk factor !

academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...?

10.01.2026 07:36 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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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...

04.01.2026 17:54 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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12 Policy-driven key messages concerning #nicotine and #cardiovascularhealth #cardiology #publichealth

Please retweet this link:
doi.org/10.1093/eurh...

23.12.2025 06:42 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Nicotine & Heart Damage: No Safe Level - TIme News Nicotine, in Any Form, Poses a Direct Threat to Cardiovascular Health, Experts Warn Table of Contents…

Great Article in the TIME News:
time.news/nicotine-hea...

Retweet the link of our landmark article !

DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf1010

27.12.2025 10:36 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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12 Policy-driven key messages concerning #nicotine and #cardiovascularhealth #cardiology #publichealth

Please retweet this link:
doi.org/10.1093/eurh...

23.12.2025 06:42 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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#Nicotine and the #cardiovascular system: unmasking a global health threat !

The consequences of passive smoking !
The figure attached: the burden of second hand smoke
Retweet this link:
doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf1010

18.12.2025 18:49 — 👍 13    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 2
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Vapes, pouches, heated tobacco, shisha, cigarettes: nicotine in all forms is toxic to the heart and blood vessels Your access to the latest cardiovascular news, science, tools and resources.

NEWS RELEASE 17-DEC-2025
Vapes, pouches, heated tobacco, shisha, cigarettes: nicotine in all forms is toxic to the heart and blood vessels

Please read it and retweet this powerful message!

www.escardio.org/The-ESC/Pres...

18.12.2025 10:28 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Rob Reiner dies, and the President of the United States responds not with dignity, not with silence, not even with basic human decency, but with a petty, narcissistic, fact-free rant on his personal platform. That is not leadership. That is moral failure made public.

15.12.2025 17:36 — 👍 12    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Thats #America2025
Watch this old movie: #animalfarm from #GreogeOrwell 1954
Strong similarities between the government in the movie and the current government in the #US.
#PigBrother is watching you

From the left: #Musk #Vance #Trump #Kennedy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGCo...

02.03.2025 10:20 — 👍 12    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Challenges posed by climate hazards to cardiovascular health and cardiac intensive care: implications for mitigation and adaptation Abstract. Global warming, driven by increased greenhouse gas emissions, has led to unprecedented extreme weather events, contributing to higher morbidity a

Challenges by climate hazards, read it and retweet the link !!!
Nice article by our group !!
academic.oup.com/ehjacc/artic...

29.10.2025 18:59 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 3
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Please read how #airpollution and #heat interact negatively with each other.
This is nicely explained in our expert review ; please retweet this link: doi.org/10.1093/cvr/...

30.10.2025 11:54 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 1
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Around 700.000 people are getting killed because of #wildfires per year ! Read the update of the impact of environmental stressors on #cardiovascular #health
and retweet the link:
doi.org/10.1093/cvr/...
or academic.oup.com/cardiovascre...

31.10.2025 18:33 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 2
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Air pollution is a Risk factor for death, ranking number 2, just behind hypertension; 20.5 million deaths per year due to CVD, and around 20% due to the environment! Important question: Is the environment important?

If yes: retweet this link !!!!

doi.org/10.1093/cvr/...

24.11.2025 17:45 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Russia bombs Ukraine almost every night. This is what it sounds like. This summer the Kremlin’s air campaign killed 518 civilians with a record 11,739 drones and 433 missiles, an analysis by The Washington Post found.

Check my contribution to the @washingtonpost.com #article concerning #noise caused by #bombs #artillery #machineguns and #drones
www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...

29.10.2025 16:37 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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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

#fossilfuel #phaseout saves per year 5.1 Million lives!
Also read like the heat enhances the #airpollution damage !

Read the article and retweet this link: doi.org/10.1093/cvr/...

29.10.2025 16:48 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 4

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