Ambient temperature and non-accidental mortality: A nationwide space–time-stratified case-crossover study within the 100 million Brazilian Cohort [PDF]
Research on ambient temperature effects on mortality leveraging cohort data remains scarce. This study estimates the association between ambient temperature and non-accidental mortality and investigates potential effect modification of the temperature ...
Taísa R. Cortes +13 more
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Nonoptimal Temperature Is Associated With Higher Atrial Fibrillation Hospitalizations in China [PDF]
Background: Previous studies have evaluated extreme temperatures' impact on cardiovascular health, but few have specifically focused on atrial fibrillation (AF)-related hospitalizations across a wide temperature range.
Shihao Wang, MD, PhD +15 more
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Differentiating the impact of ambient temperature on hospitalization due to cause-specific pneumonias: an individual-level, case-crossover study [PDF]
IntroductionAssociations between exposure to ambient temperature and the risks of hospital admission for overall or a specific type of pneumonia were reported in prior studies.
Xiaozhen Su +6 more
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Short‐Term Exposure to Ambient Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter and Its Components Increases the Risk of In‐Hospital Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Time‐Stratified Case‐Crossover Study [PDF]
Background Although exposure to ozone (O3) and fine particulate matter with a diameter of ≤2.5 μm (PM2.5) has been associated with increased cardiovascular events and hospitalizations, their association with in‐hospital outcomes among patients with acute
Yuansong Zhuang +8 more
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Association between exposure to air pollutants and cardiovascular mortality in Iran: a case-crossover study [PDF]
This space-time-stratified case-crossover study examined the association between short-term exposure to satellite-derived air pollutants and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in eight Iranian cities from 2018 to 2022.
Nadia Mohammadi Dashtaki +3 more
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Background Case-crossover studies have been widely used in various fields including pharmacoepidemiology. Vines and Farrington indicated in 2001 that when within-subject exposure dependency exists, conditional logistic regression can be biased.
Kiyoshi Kubota +5 more
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Acute exposure to air pollutants increase the risk of acute glaucoma
Background Ambient air pollution is related to the onset and progression of ocular disease. However, the effect of air pollutants on the acute glaucoma remains unclear.
Liping Li +7 more
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Effects of Dust Event Days on Influenza: Evidence from Arid Environments in Lanzhou
Airborne aerosol is believed to be an important pathway for infectious disease transmissions like COVID-19 and influenza. However, the effects of dust event days on influenza have been rarely explored, particularly in arid environments.
Ling Zhang +7 more
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The causal effects of vaccines on Kawasaki disease (KD) remain elusive. We aimed to examine the association between vaccines administered during infancy and the development of KD in Japan.
Kenji Murata +17 more
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Extraction bradycardia: a pilot case-crossover study [PDF]
Abstract Purpose Significant vasovagal reaction is one of the untoward events in the course of simple extractions. The present study then aimed to record the patients’ heart rate during the extraction procedure. Materials and methods Informed consents were obtained in ...
Rashad, Ashkan +3 more
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