Associations Between Long-Term Fine Particulate Matter Exposure and Mortality in Heart Failure Patients.

ABSTRACT: Background Environmental health risks for individuals with heart failure (HF) have been inadequately studied, as these individuals are not well represented in traditional cohort studies. To address this we studied associations between long-term air pollution exposure and mortality in HF patients. Methods and Results The study population was a hospital-based cohort of individuals diagnosed with HF between July 1, 2004 and December 31, 2016 compiled using electronic health records. Individuals were followed from 1 year after initial diagnosis until death or the end of the observation period (December 31, 2016). We used Cox proportional hazards models to evaluate the association of annual average fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) exposure at the time of initial HF diagnosis with all-

SUBMITTER: Ward-Caviness CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7335509 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature