Short-Term Effects of Fine Particulate Air Pollution on Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular Diseases: A Case-Crossover Study in a Tropical City

• Published in: Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A Vol. 78; no. 4; pp. 267 - 277
• Main Authors: Chang, Chih-Ching, Chen, Pei-Shih, Yang, Chun-Yuh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 16.02.2015; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Air Pollutants - analysis; Air pollution; Air Pollution - adverse effects; Air Pollution - analysis; Arrhythmia; Carbon Monoxide - analysis; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - chemically induced; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Chemical vapor deposition; Cities; Cross-Over Studies; Diseases; Failure; Heart diseases; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Hospitals; Humans; Logistic Models; Nitrogen Dioxide - analysis; Ozone - analysis; Particulate Matter - analysis; Patient admissions; Pollutants; Risk; Risk assessment; Risk Factors; Strokes; Sulfur Dioxide - analysis; Taiwan - epidemiology; Time Factors; Tropical Climate; Taiwan; Kaohsiung Taiwan; ISEW, Taiwan; Taiwan, Kaohsiung

This study was undertaken to determine whether there was an association between fine particles (PM 2.5 ) levels and hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Hospital admissions for CVD (including ischemic heart disease [IHD], stroke, congestive heart failure [CHF],...