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Pekkanen, J.* ; Peters, A. ; Hoek, G.* ; Tiittanen, P.* ; Brunekreef, B.* ; de Hartog, J.* ; Heinrich, J. ; Ibald-Mulli, A. ; Kreyling, W.G. ; Lanki, T.* ; Timonen, K.L.* ; Vanninen, E.*

Particulate Air Pollution and Risk of ST-Segment Depression During Repeated Submaximal Exercise Tests Among Subjects with Coronary Heart Disease : The Exposure and Risk Assessment for Fine and Ultrafine Particles in Ambient Air (ULTRA) Study.

Circulation 106, 933-938 (2002)
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Background— Daily variations in ambient particulate air pollution have been associated with cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. We therefore assessed the associations between levels of the 3 main modes of urban aerosol distribution and the occurrence of ST-segment depressions during repeated exercise tests. Methods and Results— Repeated biweekly submaximal exercise tests were performed during 6 months among adult subjects with stable coronary heart disease in Helsinki, Finland. Seventy-two exercise-induced ST-segment depressions >0.1 mV occurred during 342 exercise tests among 45 subjects. Simultaneously, particle mass <2.5 μm (PM2.5) and the number concentrations of ultrafine particles (particle diameter 10 to 100 nm [NC0.01–0.1]) and accumulation mode particles (100 to 1000 nm [NC0.1–1]) were monitored at a central site. Levels of particulate air pollution 2 days before the clinic visit were significantly associated with increased risk of ST-segment depression during exercise test. The association was most consistent for measures of particles reflecting accumulation mode particles (odds ratio 3.29; 95% CI, 1.57 to 6.92 for NC0.1–1 and 2.84; 95% CI, 1.42 to 5.66 for PM2.5), but ultrafine particles also had an effect (odds ratio 3.14; 95% CI, 1.56 to 6.32), which was independent of PM2.5. Also, gaseous pollutants NO2 and CO were associated with an increased risk for ST-segment depressions. No consistent association was observed for coarse particles. The associations tended to be stronger among subjects who did not use β-blockers. Conclusions— The present results suggest that the effect of particulate air pollution on cardiovascular morbidity is at least partly mediated through increased susceptibility to myocardial ischemia.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords cardiovascular disease; ischemia; epidemiology
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0009-7322
e-ISSN 1524-4539
Journal Circulation
Quellenangaben Volume: 106, Issue: 8, Pages: 933-938 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)