Exposure to particulate air pollution and risk of deep vein thrombosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Particulate air pollution has been linked to heart disease and stroke, possibly resulting from enhanced coagulation and arterial thrombosis. Whether particulate air pollution exposure is related to venous thrombosis is unknown.

Methods

We examined the association of exposure to particulate matter of less than 10 microm in aerodynamic diameter (PM10) with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) risk in 870 patients and 1210 controls from the Lombardy region in Italy, who were examined between 1995 and 2005. We estimated exposure to PM10 in the year before DVT diagnosis (cases) or examination (controls) through area-specific mean levels obtained from ambient monitors.

Results

Higher mean PM10 level in the year before the examination was associated with shortened prothromb

SUBMITTER: Baccarelli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3093962 | biostudies-literature | 2008 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature