2022
Associations Between Extreme Temperatures and Cardiovascular Cause-Specific Mortality: Results From 27 Countries
Alahmad B, Khraishah H, Royé D, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Guo Y, Papatheodorou S, Achilleos S, Acquaotta F, Armstrong B, Bell M, Pan S, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Colistro V, Dang T, Van Dung D, De' Donato F, Entezari A, Guo Y, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Indermitte E, Íñiguez C, Jaakkola J, Kim H, Lavigne E, Lee W, Li S, Madureira J, Mayvaneh F, Orru H, Overcenco A, Ragettli M, Ryti N, Saldiva P, Scovronick N, Seposo X, Sera F, Silva S, Stafoggia M, Tobias A, Garshick E, Bernstein A, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Gasparrini A, Koutrakis P. Associations Between Extreme Temperatures and Cardiovascular Cause-Specific Mortality: Results From 27 Countries. Circulation 2022, 147: 35-46. PMID: 36503273, PMCID: PMC9794133, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.122.061832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiovascular DiseasesCause of DeathCold TemperatureDeathHeart FailureHot TemperatureHumansMortalityMyocardial IschemiaStrokeTemperatureConceptsMinimum mortality temperatureExcess deathsIschemic heart diseaseCardiovascular causesCardiovascular deathCause-specific mortalityCardiovascular health needsCase-crossover modelsMortality temperatureAssociated with higher riskHeart diseaseRisk of mortalityCold daysHealth needsMortality associationsTemperature percentileData collection protocolsExtreme temperaturesDeath proportionCardiovascular conditionsHeart failureCardiovascular diseaseCold temperaturesReanalysis modelsHigh risk
2007
The effect of sandstorms and air pollution on cause-specific hospital admissions in Taipei, Taiwan
Bell ML, Levy JK, Lin Z. The effect of sandstorms and air pollution on cause-specific hospital admissions in Taipei, Taiwan. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2007, 65: 104. PMID: 17626134, DOI: 10.1136/oem.2006.031500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsAir PollutionAsthmaCarbon MonoxideCerebrovascular DisordersEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental MonitoringFourier AnalysisHospitalizationHumansMyocardial IschemiaNitrogen DioxideOzoneParticle SizeParticulate MatterPneumoniaSilicon DioxideSulfur DioxideTaiwanUrban HealthWeatherConceptsCause-specific hospital admissionsHospital admissionIschemic heart disease admissionsCerebrovascular disease admissionsHeart disease admissionsIschemic heart diseaseLag 3 daysSingle-day lagsHeart diseaseAsthma admissionsAdmissionHealth effectsPpb increaseSame dayMug/Air pollutionDiseaseDaysAdditional researchRiskTaipei areaAsthmaEight-year time periodPneumonia