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ArticleCHEST pulmonary2024

Association of Short-Term Increases in Ambient Fine Particulate Matter With Hospitalization for Asthma or COPD During Wildfire Season and Other Time Periods.

Benjamin D Horne, Mary M Johnson, Denitza P Blagev, Francois Haddad, Kirk U Knowlton, Daniel Bride, Tami L Bair, Elizabeth A Joy, Kari C Nadeau

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Article in CHEST pulmonary, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  7. Wildfire-Specific PMGeoHealth · 2026
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  11. The Effect of Wildfires on Asthma and Allergies.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Benjamin D HorneIntermountain Medical Center Heart Institute (B. D. H., K. U. K., D. B., and T. L. B.), Salt Lake City, UT; the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (B. D. H. and F. H.) and the Cardiovascular Institute (B. D. H. and F. H.), Stanford University, Stanford, CA; the Department of Environmental Health (M. M. J. and K. C. N.), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (D. B. P.), Department of Internal Medicine, Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, UT; the Division of Cardiology (K. U. K.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; the Wellness & Nutrition (E. A. J.), Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, UT; and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (E. A. J.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Mary M JohnsonIntermountain Medical Center Heart Institute (B. D. H., K. U. K., D. B., and T. L. B.), Salt Lake City, UT; the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (B. D. H. and F. H.) and the Cardiovascular Institute (B. D. H. and F. H.), Stanford University, Stanford, CA; the Department of Environmental Health (M. M. J. and K. C. N.), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (D. B. P.), Department of Internal Medicine, Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, UT; the Division of Cardiology (K. U. K.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; the Wellness & Nutrition (E. A. J.), Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, UT; and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (E. A. J.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Denitza P BlagevIntermountain Medical Center Heart Institute (B. D. H., K. U. K., D. B., and T. L. B.), Salt Lake City, UT; the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (B. D. H. and F. H.) and the Cardiovascular Institute (B. D. H. and F. H.), Stanford University, Stanford, CA; the Department of Environmental Health (M. M. J. and K. C. N.), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (D. B. P.), Department of Internal Medicine, Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, UT; the Division of Cardiology (K. U. K.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; the Wellness & Nutrition (E. A. J.), Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, UT; and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (E. A. J.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Francois HaddadIntermountain Medical Center Heart Institute (B. D. H., K. U. K., D. B., and T. L. B.), Salt Lake City, UT; the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (B. D. H. and F. H.) and the Cardiovascular Institute (B. D. H. and F. H.), Stanford University, Stanford, CA; the Department of Environmental Health (M. M. J. and K. C. N.), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (D. B. P.), Department of Internal Medicine, Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, UT; the Division of Cardiology (K. U. K.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; the Wellness & Nutrition (E. A. J.), Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, UT; and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (E. A. J.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Kirk U KnowltonIntermountain Medical Center Heart Institute (B. D. H., K. U. K., D. B., and T. L. B.), Salt Lake City, UT; the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (B. D. H. and F. H.) and the Cardiovascular Institute (B. D. H. and F. H.), Stanford University, Stanford, CA; the Department of Environmental Health (M. M. J. and K. C. N.), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (D. B. P.), Department of Internal Medicine, Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, UT; the Division of Cardiology (K. U. K.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; the Wellness & Nutrition (E. A. J.), Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, UT; and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (E. A. J.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Daniel BrideIntermountain Medical Center Heart Institute (B. D. H., K. U. K., D. B., and T. L. B.), Salt Lake City, UT; the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (B. D. H. and F. H.) and the Cardiovascular Institute (B. D. H. and F. H.), Stanford University, Stanford, CA; the Department of Environmental Health (M. M. J. and K. C. N.), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (D. B. P.), Department of Internal Medicine, Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, UT; the Division of Cardiology (K. U. K.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; the Wellness & Nutrition (E. A. J.), Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, UT; and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (E. A. J.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Tami L BairIntermountain Medical Center Heart Institute (B. D. H., K. U. K., D. B., and T. L. B.), Salt Lake City, UT; the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (B. D. H. and F. H.) and the Cardiovascular Institute (B. D. H. and F. H.), Stanford University, Stanford, CA; the Department of Environmental Health (M. M. J. and K. C. N.), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (D. B. P.), Department of Internal Medicine, Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, UT; the Division of Cardiology (K. U. K.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; the Wellness & Nutrition (E. A. J.), Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, UT; and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (E. A. J.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Elizabeth A JoyIntermountain Medical Center Heart Institute (B. D. H., K. U. K., D. B., and T. L. B.), Salt Lake City, UT; the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (B. D. H. and F. H.) and the Cardiovascular Institute (B. D. H. and F. H.), Stanford University, Stanford, CA; the Department of Environmental Health (M. M. J. and K. C. N.), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (D. B. P.), Department of Internal Medicine, Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, UT; the Division of Cardiology (K. U. K.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; the Wellness & Nutrition (E. A. J.), Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, UT; and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (E. A. J.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Kari C NadeauIntermountain Medical Center Heart Institute (B. D. H., K. U. K., D. B., and T. L. B.), Salt Lake City, UT; the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (B. D. H. and F. H.) and the Cardiovascular Institute (B. D. H. and F. H.), Stanford University, Stanford, CA; the Department of Environmental Health (M. M. J. and K. C. N.), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (D. B. P.), Department of Internal Medicine, Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, UT; the Division of Cardiology (K. U. K.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; the Wellness & Nutrition (E. A. J.), Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, UT; and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (E. A. J.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

Funding

Scientific Human Biomarker Exposure Monitoring Core (HEMC) for the Air pollution disrupts Inflammasome Regulation in HEart And Lung Total Health (AIRHEALTH) StudyP01HL152953 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI JOHNSON, MARY · 2021 to 2025
$9.8M
NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL152953
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundShort-term increases in air pollution are associated with poor asthma and COPD outcomes. Short-term elevations in fine particulate matter (PM RESEARCH QUESTION: Are short-term increases in PM STUDY DESIGN AND

methodsCase-crossover analyses evaluated 63,976 and 18,514 patients hospitalized for primary discharge diagnoses of asthma and COPD, respectively, between January 1999 and March 2022. Patients resided on Utah's Wasatch Front where PM

resultsAsthma risk increased on the same day that PM

interpretationIn a large urban population, short-term increases in PM

Indexed as

air pollutionair qualitytemperature inversionwildfire smoke

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PMID38993972
PMCPMC11238943

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