[Comment: Exhaust emissions have also been linked to asthma.]
Could breathing car exhaust trigger a stroke?
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_100433.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_100433.html
"A Danish study hints that air pollution from car exhaust might trigger strokes, although much more study is needed to confirm this, the study team notes."