Time‐Stratified Case Crossover Study of the Association of Outdoor Ambient Air Pollution With the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Context of Seasonal Exposure to the Southeast Asian Haze Problem

Time‐Stratified Case Crossover Study of the Association of Outdoor Ambient Air Pollution With the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Context of Seasonal Exposure to the Southeast Asian Haze Problem

Background Prior studies have demonstrated the association of air pollution with cardiovascular deaths. Singapore experiences seasonal transboundary haze. We investigated the association between air pollution and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) incidence in Singapore. Methods and Results We perfor...

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Main Authors: Andrew Fu Wah Ho, Huili Zheng, Arul Earnest, Kang Hao Cheong, Pin Pin Pek, Jeon Young Seok, Nan Liu, Yu Heng Kwan, Jack Wei Chieh Tan, Ting Hway Wong, Derek J. Hausenloy, Ling Li Foo, Benjamin Yong Qiang Tan, Marcus Eng Hock Ong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
myocardial infarction
population
haze
Singapore
air pollution
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.011272

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https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.011272

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