The Association between Air Pollution and Heart Failure, Arrhythmia, Embolism, Thrombosis, and Other Cardiovascular Causes of Death in a Time Series Study

Hoek, Gerard; Brunekreef, Bert; Fischer, Paul; Wijnen, Joop Van

doi:10.1097/00001648-200105000-00017

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“…Observations from across North America and Europe have demonstrated higher rates of hospitalizations for all cardiovascular causes and a direct association was also identified pertaining to the incidence of ischemic heart disease and heart failure [26]. For example, Wellenius et al [27] analyzed particulate air pollution and hospital admissions for congestive heart failure in seven cities of the United States from 1986 to 1999 and found that a 10-lg m -3 increase in PM 10 was associated with a 0.72% increase in the rate of admission for congestive heart failure on the same day.…”

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confidence: 91%

Short‐term effects of air pollution on cardiovascular diseases: outcomes and mechanisms

Franchini¹,

Mannucci

2007

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

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Summary. The effects of air pollution on health have been intensively studied in recent years. Acute exposure to environmental pollutants such as particulate and gaseous matters (carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide and ozone) was associated with an increased rate of events and mortality because of cardiovascular diseases. These effects were investigated in short‐term studies, which related day‐to‐day variations in air pollution to disease, and in long‐term studies, which have followed cohorts of exposed individuals over time. The evidence from the literature on the short‐term cardiovascular effects of air pollutants is discussed from clinical and mechanistic points of view.

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Section: Effects On Cardiovascular Eventsmentioning

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Short‐term effects of air pollution on cardiovascular diseases: outcomes and mechanisms

Franchini¹,

Mannucci

2007

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

120

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“…Two studies conducted in Seoul, Korea, have shown that commonly measured pollutants (O 3 , SO 2 , NO 2 , CO, PM 10 ) are all significantly associated with stroke mortality. 22,23 In a study conducted in the Netherlands, 24 gaseous air pollutants (O 3 , CO, SO 2 ) were found to be significantly associated with stroke mortality. In Hong Kong, however, none of 4 pollutants (SO 2 , NO 2 , O 3 , PM 10 ) studied were found to be significantly associated with stroke mortality.…”

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Evidence for an Association Between Air Pollution and Daily Stroke Admissions in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Tsai

Goggins

Chiu

et al. 2003

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Background and Purpose-Many studies have reported increases in daily cardiovascular mortality and hospital admissions associated with increases in levels of air pollutants. However, little is known about the relationship between hospital admissions for stroke and air pollution. This study was undertaken to determine whether there is an association between air pollution and hospital admissions for stroke in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Methods-Data on a total of 23 179 stroke admissions were obtained for the period 1997 through 2000. The relative risk of hospital admissions was estimated with a case-crossover approach. Results-In the single-pollutant models, on warm days (Ն20°C), significant positive associations were found between levels of PM 10 , NO 2 , SO 2 , CO, and O 3 and both primary intracerebral hemorrhage and ischemic stroke admissions. On cool days (Ͻ20°C), only CO levels and ischemic stroke admissions were significantly associated. For the 2-pollutant models, PM 10 and NO 2 remained consistently and significantly associated with admissions for both types of stroke on warm days. We observed estimated relative risks of 1.54 (95% confidence interval [95%], 1.31 to 1.81) and 1.56 (95% CI, 1.32 to 1.84) for primary intracerebral hemorrhage for each interquartile range increase in PM 10 and NO 2 . The values for ischemic stroke were 1.46 (95% CI, 1.32 to 1.61) and 1.55 (95% CI, 1.40 to 1.71), respectively. The effects of CO, SO 2 , and O 3 were mostly nonsignificant when either NO 2 or PM 10 was controlled for. Conclusions-This study provides an association between exposure to air pollution and hospital admissions for stroke.

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“…In a time-series study, the mean exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) over a period of 7 days was associated with an excess relative risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality (4). It was concluded that effect estimates increase as the duration of exposure to air pollution increases.…”

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Exposure to urban nitrogen dioxide pollution and the risk of myocardial infarction

Gražulevičienė¹,

Marozienė²,

Dulskienė³

et al. 2004

Scand J Work Environ Health

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The Association between Air Pollution and Heart Failure, Arrhythmia, Embolism, Thrombosis, and Other Cardiovascular Causes of Death in a Time Series Study

Cited by 246 publications

References 22 publications

Short‐term effects of air pollution on cardiovascular diseases: outcomes and mechanisms

Short‐term effects of air pollution on cardiovascular diseases: outcomes and mechanisms

Evidence for an Association Between Air Pollution and Daily Stroke Admissions in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Exposure to urban nitrogen dioxide pollution and the risk of myocardial infarction

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