Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:This study investigated whether low concentrations of ambient air pollutants are associated with hospital admissions for ischemic cardiac and cerebrovascular diseases. METHODS:Associations between daily concentrations of sulfur dioxide, nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and particulates and daily hospital admissions due to ischemic cardiac and cerebrovascular diseases were studied in Helsinki, Finland, 1987 through 1989. The regression analyses controlled for weather, day of the week, season, long-term trends, and influenza epidemics. RESULTS:Admissions via emergency rooms due to ischemic cardiac diseases (n = 7005) were significantly associated with the prevailing levels of nitric oxide and ozone, and those due to cerebrovascular diseases (n = 3737) were associated with nitrogen dioxide; these levels were only moderate. Long-term transient myocardial ischemic attacks were related to particulates, and short-term ischemic attacks were related to nitrogen dioxide. CONCLUSIONS:Symptoms of ischemic cardiac and cerebrovascular diseases may be provoked by pollutants in concentrations lower than those given as guidelines in many countries and lower than previously shown.
journal_name
Am J Public Healthjournal_title
American journal of public healthauthors
Pönkä A,Virtanen Mdoi
10.2105/ajph.86.9.1273subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1996-09-01 00:00:00pages
1273-80issue
9eissn
0090-0036issn
1541-0048journal_volume
86pub_type
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1997-05-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1999-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2014-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1992-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1990-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2006-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2001-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1994-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1995-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2016-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2011-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2017-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2000-07-01 00:00:00