Urban air pollution and emergency admissions for cerebrovascular diseases in Taipei, Taiwan

Chan, Chang-Chuan; Chuang, Kai Jen; Chien, Lung-Chang; Chen, Wen‐Jone; Chang, Wei

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi835

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“…Possible links between air pollution, particularly that caused by atmospheric particles and SO 2 , and the number of hospital admissions have been recently established in studies from North America, [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] South America, [13][14][15][16] Asia, [17][18][19][20][21][22] Australia 22 and Europe. [23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] However, there are still many aspects to elucidate the causal relationships between air pollution and physical condition, such as the separation of the short-term and long-term health effects of individual air pollutants and those of complex pollutant mixtures.…”

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Air pollution and emergency admissions for cardiorespiratory diseases in Lisbon (Portugal)

Alves¹,

Scotto²,

Freitas³

2010

Quím. Nova

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Recebido em 6/3/09; aceito em 30/7/09; publicado na web em 11/1/10 AIR POLLUTION AND EMERGENCY ADMISSIONS FOR CARDIORESPIRATORY DISEASES IN LISBON (PORTUGAL).Daily records of hospital admissions due to cardiorespiratory diseases and levels of PM 10 , SO 2 , CO, NO, NO 2 , and O 3 were collected from 1999-2004 to evaluate the relationship between air pollution and morbidity in Lisbon. Generalised additive Poisson regression models were adopted, controlling for temperature, humidity, and both short and long-term seasonality. Significant positive associations, lagged by 1 or 2 days, were found between markers of traffic-related pollution (CO and NO 2 ) and cardiocirculatory diseases in all age groups. Increased childhood emergency admissions for respiratory illness were significantly correlated with the 1-day lagged SO 2 levels coming from industrial activities.

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Air pollution and emergency admissions for cardiorespiratory diseases in Lisbon (Portugal)

Alves¹,

Scotto²,

Freitas³

2010

Quím. Nova

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“…[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] ACUTE EFFECTS OF PARTICULATE MATTER EXPOSURE Although most studies on PM and cardiovascular diseases have been conducted in developed western countries, first impulses for epidemiologic research on IS came from South Korea and Taiwan. 15,22,25 An increase in PM by an interquartile range in Seoul was associated with a 3% higher IS mortality. 25 Furthermore, the same increase in PM exposure resulted in a statistically significant increase in the hospitalization rate due to IS in Kaohsiung (Taiwan) of 46%.…”

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Impact of Particulate Matter Exposition on the Risk of Ischemic Stroke: Epidemiologic Evidence and Putative Mechanisms

Bornstädt

Kunz

Endres

2013

J Cereb Blood Flow Metab

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Ambient particulate matter (PM) pollution is estimated to be responsible for 3.2 million deaths annually worldwide. Although many studies have demonstrated PM as a serious risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, less is known on its association with cerebrovascular events. Over the last decade, however, an increasing number of studies have provided data showing a relationship between PM exposure and ischemic stroke (IS). In this article, we will report on existing epidemiologic findings for an association between PM exposure and IS based on a systemic literature search. Thus, despite inconsistencies in the results, currently available data suggest that PM exposure is a risk factor for IS, especially in patients with preexisting illnesses. With regards to the mechanisms leading to PM-dependent vascular damage, in particular proinflammatory, prooxidative, as well as proatherogenic pathways have been suggested to be involved. Notably, to date there is only one study published, which demonstrates the influence of PM exposure on cerebrovascular function. We will discuss reasonable approaches for future neurovascular research in this field.

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“…Studies have shown that for each increase in PM 2.5 mass concentration by 10 µg m -3 , all-cause mortality increased by 1.4, 1.5, 2.7, and # These authors contributed equally to this work. 0.8% in Barcelona, Stockholm, Madrid, and the Netherlands, respectively (Mate et al, 2010;Guaita et al, 2011;Ostro et al, 2011;Tobías et al, 2011;Meister et al, 2012), mainly because of the harm from the air pollutants to the cardiovascular and respiratory systems (Chan et al, 2006;Jimenez et al, 2009;Guo et al, 2010;Jimenez et al, 2010;Tsai et al, 2010;Yu et al, 2012).…”

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Using Atmospheric Visibility to Assess the Effects of Air Pollution on Hospital Admissions for Respiratory Diseases

Lung

Chen

Yang

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Aerosol Air Qual. Res.

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Air pollution is a significant hazard to human health. Atmospheric visibility is an aggregative indicator of air pollution and meteorological conditions. Yet, only a few studies have reported the relationship between atmospheric visibility and health risks. This study attempted to utilize atmospheric visibility to assess the effects of air pollution on hospital admissions for respiratory diseases (ICD-9: 460-519). Daily measurements of air pollutants, atmospheric visibility, and Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database were obtained for the year 2010 in Taichung. We compared the differences in different locations (coastal and urban areas). A Poisson regression analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between the atmospheric visibility and the respiratory consultation rate, with adjustment for potential confounding factors, including meteorological factors, spatial variances, and types of air pollution. The primary results indicated that air pollution and atmospheric visibility degradation were both more serious in the urban area than in the coastal area. The atmospheric visibilities were divided into Q 1 (25 th percentile), Q 2 (50 th percentile), and Q 3 (75 th percentile); these divisions show the inversely proportional trend between atmospheric visibility range and health risks. It was also observed the similar inversely proportional trend between particulate matter and health risks. Under the hazard periods of atmospheric visibility ≤ 10 km, the relative significant health risks of 1.088 and 1.042 were observed in the coastal area and urban area, respectively. The relative health risks of particulate matters were 1.053 in the coastal area and 1.101 in the urban area during the periods of PM 2.5 ≥ 35 µg m -3 . This study establishes a new perspective from which to assess the effects of air pollution on hospital admissions for respiratory diseases by utilizing atmospheric visibility. Additionally, it provides a convenient way for the public to understand the relationship between air pollution and its effects on human health.

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Urban air pollution and emergency admissions for cerebrovascular diseases in Taipei, Taiwan

Abstract: Emergency admissions for cerebrovascular diseases among adults were positively associated with increasing urban air pollution levels of O(3) lagged 0 day and CO lagged 2 days in Taipei.

Cited by 124 publications

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Air pollution and emergency admissions for cardiorespiratory diseases in Lisbon (Portugal)

Air pollution and emergency admissions for cardiorespiratory diseases in Lisbon (Portugal)

Impact of Particulate Matter Exposition on the Risk of Ischemic Stroke: Epidemiologic Evidence and Putative Mechanisms

Using Atmospheric Visibility to Assess the Effects of Air Pollution on Hospital Admissions for Respiratory Diseases

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