2024
Short-Term Effects of Lower Air Temperature and Cold Spells on Myocardial Infarction Hospitalizations in Sweden
Ni W, Stafoggia M, Zhang S, Ljungman P, Breitner S, Bont J, Jernberg T, Atar D, Agewall S, Schneider A. Short-Term Effects of Lower Air Temperature and Cold Spells on Myocardial Infarction Hospitalizations in Sweden. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 84: 1149-1159. PMID: 39230547, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionAssociated with increased riskRisk of hospitalizationShort-term effectsConditional logistic regression modelsPopulation-based nationwide studyMyocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction hospitalizationsCase-crossover designCase-crossover studyIncreased riskAssociated with decreased riskIncreased risk of hospitalizationCases admitted to hospitalLogistic regression modelsElevation myocardial infarctionNationwide studyRegression modelsHospitalExposure indicatorsPercentile temperatureNSTEMIORRiskLow air temperature
2023
Temporal variation in the association between temperature and cause-specific mortality in 15 German cities
Rai M, Breitner S, Huber V, Zhang S, Peters A, Schneider A. Temporal variation in the association between temperature and cause-specific mortality in 15 German cities. Environmental Research 2023, 229: 115668. PMID: 36958378, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCVD mortalityNon-accidentalRelative riskMortality riskAge- and sex-stratified analysesMultivariate meta-analytic modelsCause-specific mortalitySex-stratified analysesAge groupsTemperature-mortality associationsRD mortalityYounger age groupsOlder age groupsMeta-analytic modelCold-relatedStudy periodRD deathsMortalityAssociationRiskTemperature percentileHeat-related risksCVDGerman citiesTime series analysis