Associations between long-term fine particulate matter exposure and hospital procedures in heart failure patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) contributes to global morbidity and mortality. One way to understand the health effects of PM2.5 is by examining its impact on performed hospital procedures, particularly among those with existing chronic disease. However, such studies are rare. Here, we investigated the associations between annual average PM2.5 and hospital procedures among individuals with heart failure.

Methods

Using electronic health records from the University of North Carolina Healthcare System, we created a retrospective cohort of 15,979 heart failure patients who had at least one of 53 common (frequency > 10%) procedures. We used daily modeled PM2.5 at 1x1 km resolution to estimate the annual average PM2.5 at the time of heart failure diagnosis. We u

SUBMITTER: Catalano S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10155991 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature