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Air pollution 'harmful for those with failing hearts'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23231194Air pollution is harming people with weak hearts - even killing them, a big international study reveals.
Experts estimate the toll includes thousands of Britons each year.
The British Heart Foundation, which funded The Lancet work, says the UK must clean up its air - many of its cities often exceed safe levels set by the European Union.
The government has already admitted that in 15 regions, air quality will breach EU limits until 2020.
