Ozone Triggers Cardiac Hospital Admissions in Heart Attact Survivors
This study evaluated the short-term effects of urban air pollution on cardiac hospital readmissions in survivors of heart attacks in five European cities. Positive associations between same day concentrations of a number of pollutants including ozone and increased risk of hospital cardiac readmissions were reported.
von Klot S, Paters A, Aalto P, Bellander T, Berglind N, D’Ippoliti D, Elosua R, Hörmann A, Kumala M, Lanki T, Löwel H, Pekkanen J, Picciotto S, Sunyer J, Forastiere F. Ambient Air Pollution is Associated with Increased Risk of Hospital Cardiac Readmissions of Myocardial Infarction Survivors in Five European Cities. Circulation 2005; 112:3073-3079.
The American Heart Association [http://circ.ahajournals.org] offers the abstract online.
