Evaluation of PM_2.5 air pollution sources and cardiovascular health.

ABSTRACT: Long-term air pollution exposure, notably fine particulate matter, is a global contributor to morbidity and mortality and a known risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarctions (MI). Knowledge of impacts related to source-apportioned PM_2.5 is limited. New modeling methods allow researchers to estimate source-specific long-term impacts on the prevalence of CAD and MI. The Catheterization Genetics (CATHGEN) cohort consists of patients who underwent a cardiac catheterization at Duke University Medical Center between 2002 and 2010. Severity of coronary blockage was determined by coronary angiography and converted into a binary indicator of clinical CAD. History of MI was extracted from medical records. Annual averages of source specific PM_2.5 wer

SUBMITTER: Slawsky E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8196100 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature