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Air Pollution Exposure—A Trigger for Myocardial Infarction?

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Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Research and Development, Pennington, NJ 08534, USA
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Department of Cardiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm South Hospital, SE-118 83 Stockholm, Sweden
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Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, SE-751 22 Uppsala, Sweden
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AstraZeneca R&D, SE-431 83 Mölndal, Sweden
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2010, 7(4), 1486-1499; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7041486
Received: 18 January 2010 / Revised: 26 March 2010 / Accepted: 28 March 2010 / Published: 31 March 2010
The association between ambient air pollution exposure and hospitalization for cardiovascular events has been reported in several studies with conflicting results. A case-crossover design was used to investigate the effects of air pollution in 660 first-time myocardial infarction cases in Stockholm in 1993–1994, interviewed shortly after diagnosis using a standard protocol. Air pollution data came from central urban background monitors. No associations were observed between the risk for onset of myocardial infarction and two-hour or 24-hour air pollution exposure. No evidence of susceptible subgroups was found. This study provides no support that moderately elevated air pollution levels trigger first-time myocardial infarction. View Full-Text
Keywords: air pollution; myocardial infarction; trigger; onset; case cross-over design air pollution; myocardial infarction; trigger; onset; case cross-over design
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Berglind, N.; Ljungman, P.; Möller, J.; Hallqvist, J.; Nyberg, F.; Rosenqvist, M.; Pershagen, G.; Bellander, T. Air Pollution Exposure—A Trigger for Myocardial Infarction? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2010, 7, 1486-1499. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7041486

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Berglind N, Ljungman P, Möller J, Hallqvist J, Nyberg F, Rosenqvist M, Pershagen G, Bellander T. Air Pollution Exposure—A Trigger for Myocardial Infarction? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2010; 7(4):1486-1499. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7041486

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Berglind, Niklas, Petter Ljungman, Jette Möller, Johan Hallqvist, Fredrik Nyberg, Mårten Rosenqvist, Göran Pershagen, and Tom Bellander. 2010. "Air Pollution Exposure—A Trigger for Myocardial Infarction?" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 7, no. 4: 1486-1499. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7041486

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