reviewBMJJan 21, 2014HYBRID OA

Long term exposure to ambient air pollution and incidence of acute coronary events: prospective cohort study and meta-analysis in 11 European cohorts from the ESCAPE Project

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Abstract

Objectives

To study the effect of long term exposure to airborne pollutants on the incidence of acute coronary events in 11 cohorts participating in the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE).

Design

Prospective cohort studies and meta-analysis of the results.

Setting

Cohorts in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, and Italy.

Participants

100 166 people were enrolled from 1997 to 2007 and followed for an average of 11.5 years. Participants were free from previous coronary events at baseline. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Modelled concentrations of particulate matter

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Authors

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Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Hazard ratio
  • Confidence interval
  • Prospective cohort study
  • Myocardial infarction
  • Cohort study
  • Cohort
  • Unstable angina
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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