Impact of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure during wildfires on cardiovascular health outcomes

Journal of the American Heart Association

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Haikerwal, Anjali ^a   Akram, Muhammad ^a   Monaco, Anthony Del ^a   Smith, Karen ^b   Sim, Malcolm R ^a   Meyer, Mick ^c   Tonkin, Andrew M ^a   Abramson, Michael J ^a   Dennekamp, Martine ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Ambulance Victoria   (Australia)

^c CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Heart arrest; Ischemic heart disease; Particulate matter; Wildfires

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HEALTH STATUS; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WILDFIRE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FIRE; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SMOKE; TIME FACTOR; VICTORIA;

SMOKE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PARTICLE SIZE; PATIENT ADMISSION; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKE; TIME FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 85016315515     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20479980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.114.001653     Document Type: Article

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