Long-term exposure to air pollution, greenness and temperature and survival after a nonfatal myocardial infarction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the impact of environmental exposures on mortality risk after a myocardial infarction (MI).

Objective

The goal of this study was to evaluate associations of long-term temperature, air pollution and greenness exposures with mortality among survivors of an MI.

Methods

We used data from the US-based Nurses' Health Study to construct an open cohort of survivors of a nonfatal MI 1990-2017. Participants entered the cohort when they had a nonfatal MI, and were followed until death, loss to follow-up, end of follow-up, or they reached 80 years old, whichever came earliest. We assessed residential 12-month moving average fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), satellite-based annual average greenness (i

SUBMITTER: Klompmaker JO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11212105 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature