The Commission on Social Determinants of Health recommended that more equal distributions of power, wealth, education, housing, environmental factors, nutrition, and health care were needed to address inequalities in cardiovascular disease and non-communicable diseases. Air pollution
Particulate matter has been studied for its short- and long-term exposure effects on cardiovascular disease. Currently, airborne particles under 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM2.5) are the major focus, in which gradients are used to determine CVD risk. Overall, long-term PM exposure increased rate of atherosclerosis and inflammation. In regards to short-term exposure (2 hours), every 25 μg/m3 of PM2.5 resulted in a 48% increase of CVD mortality risk. In addition, after only 5 days of exposure, a rise in systolic (2.8 mmHg) and diastolic (2.7 mmHg) blood pressure occurred for every 10.5 μg/m3 of PM2.5. Other research has implicated PM2.5 in irregular heart rhythm, reduced heart rate variability (decreased vagal tone), and most notably heart failure. PM2.5 is also linked to carotid artery thickening and increased risk of acute myocardial infarction. Cardiovascular risk assessment
Existing cardiovascular disease or a previous cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack or stroke, is the strongest predictor of a future cardiovascular event. Age, sex, smoking, blood pressure, blood lipids and diabetes are important predictors of future cardiovascular disease in people who are not known to have cardiovascular disease. These measures, and sometimes others, may be combined into composite risk scores to estimate an individuals future risk of cardiovascular disease. Numerous risk scores exist although their respective merits are debated.
Tarka may refer to:

Tarka, also Chhaunk, in Indian cuisine is a method of seasoning food with spices heated in oil or ghee
Tarka, Nigeria, a Local Government Area in Benue State, Nigeria
Tarka, Niger
Tarka the Otter, a 1927 novel by Henry Williamson
Tarka Line, a railway line in Devon, England
Tarka Trail, a series of footpaths assembled from former railway lines
Tarka (medication), a brand name for an antihypertensive medication
Tarka (flute), also tharqa, a traditional flute of the Andes
David Tarka (born 1983), Australian football player
Taharqa, Nubian pharaoh of the twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt
Tarka (film), a 1988 Kannada language movie
Taarka, an Oregonian quartet
Tarka Cordell (1968–2008), British musician, writer and record producer
Wiesław Tarka (born 1964), Polish diplomat
The Tarka, an alien race in the video game Sword of the Stars

See also
Tarka sastra, an Indian science of dialectics, logic and reasoning