ArticleInternational journal of preventive medicine2012
Environmental air pollution and acute cerebrovascular complications: an ecologic study in tehran, iran.
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- Impact of Ambient Air Pollution on Cardiovascular Diseases in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Global heart · 2026Pooled it
- Short term exposure to air pollution and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2015Pooled it
- Role of environmental chemicals in obesity: a systematic review on the current evidence.Journal of environmental and public health · 2013Pooled it
- Ambient Air Pollution and Cardiometabolic Health in the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study: A Scoping Review of Two Decades of Evidence.International journal of endocrinology and metabolism · 2025Review
- Time-Series analysis of short-term exposure to air pollutants and daily hospital admissions for stroke in Tabriz, Iran.PloS one · 2024Article
- Air Pollution and Ischaemic Stroke.Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology · 2022Article
- Modeling of the relationship between the environmental air pollution, clinical risk factors, and hospital mortality due to myocardial infarction in Isfahan, Iran.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2015Article
- Association of serum lead and mercury level with cardiometabolic risk factors and liver enzymes in a nationally representative sample of adolescents: the CASPIAN-III study.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2014Article
- Expression of cord blood cytochrome P450 1A1 gene according to the air pollution level of the maternal residence area.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2014Article
- Pathologic analysis of control plans for air pollution management in tehran metropolis: a qualitative study.International journal of preventive medicine · 2013Article
- A literature review on the efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin: an injection in post-stroke spasticity.International journal of preventive medicine · 2013Article
- Association of blood cadmium level with cardiometabolic risk factors and liver enzymes in a nationally representative sample of adolescents: the CASPIAN-III study.Journal of environmental and public health · 2013Article
- Pollutants source control and health effects.Journal of environmental and public health · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn this study, we aimed to assess the association between air pollution and cerebrovascular complications in Tehran, one of the most air-polluted cities in the world, among different subgroups of patients with stroke in 2004.
methodsIn this ecologic study, we calculated the daily average levels of different air pollutants including CO, NO(X), SO(2), O(3), and PM(10) and also humidity and temperature on the day of stroke and 48 hours prior to stroke in 1 491 patients admitted with the diagnosis of stroke in eight referral hospitals in different areas of Tehran. Then, we evaluated the association between the rate of stroke admissions and the level of the selected pollutants, humidity, and temperature on the day of stroke and 48 hours prior to stroke among different subgroups of patients.
resultsThere was no significant association between the same-day level of the pollutants and the rate of stroke admissions, but an association was seen for their level 48 hours before stroke. These associations differed among different subgroups of age, sex, history of underlying diseases, and type of stroke. Same-day temperature had a reverse association in patients with hemorrhagic stroke and in patients without a history of heart disease or previous stroke. A direct significant association was seen for humidity level 48 hours before stroke in patients with a history of heart disease.
conclusionsIt is inferred that air pollution has a direct association with the incidence of stroke and these association differs among different subgroups of patients. The results of this study are not time-dependant and can be generalized to different times and regions. Moreover, these results may be useful for environmental health policy makers.
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