Can traffic-related air pollution trigger myocardial infarction within a few hours of exposure? Identifying hourly hazard periods

Can traffic-related air pollution trigger myocardial infarction within a few hours of exposure? Identifying hourly hazard periods

Introduction: Traffic-related air pollution can trigger myocardial infarction (MI). However, the hourly hazard period of exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a common traffic tracer, for incident MI has not been fully evaluated. Thus, the current hourly US national air quality standard (100 ppb) is b...

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Main Authors: Jenni A. Shearston, Sebastian T. Rowland, Tanya Butt, Steven N. Chillrud, Joan A. Casey, Donald Edmondson, Markus Hilpert, Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-08-01
Series:Environment International
Subjects:
Traffic-related air pollution
Myocardial infarction
Air quality standards
Nitrogen dioxide
Distributed lag models
Case-crossover
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412023003598

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