Risk of venous thromboembolism associated with short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) and ozone air pollution.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While established associations between air pollution and adverse cardiovascular outcomes are known, it remains uncertain whether short-term exposure to air pollution is a risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE). The risk of VTE associated with pollution seasonality (summer wildfire season vs winter inversion season) is not understood.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to assess for an association between short-term exposure to air pollution and VTE.

Methods

We queried the electronic data warehouse of an integrated healthcare system for VTE occurrence from January 1, 2008, to March 31, 2022, at 11 hospitals on Utah's Wasatch Front. We described air pollution based on small particulate matter (PM_2.5) and ozone exposures stratified by day an

SUBMITTER: Woller SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12657318 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature