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SUBMITTER: McGuinn LA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4706491 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
McGuinn Laura A LA Ward-Caviness Cavin K CK Neas Lucas M LM Schneider Alexandra A Diaz-Sanchez David D Cascio Wayne E WE Kraus William E WE Hauser Elizabeth E Dowdy Elaine E Haynes Carol C Chudnovsky Alexandra A Koutrakis Petros P Devlin Robert B RB
Environmental research 20151121
<h4>Background</h4>Epidemiological studies have identified associations between long-term PM2.5 exposure and cardiovascular events, though most have relied on concentrations from central-site air quality monitors.<h4>Methods</h4>We utilized a cohort of 5679 patients who had undergone cardiac catheterization at Duke University between 2002-2009 and resided in North Carolina. We used estimates of daily PM2.5 concentrations for North Carolina during the study period based on satellite derived Aeros ...[more]