2025
Short‐Term Associations Between Ambient Ozone and Acute Myocardial Infarction Onset Among Younger Patients: Results From the VIRGO Study
Zhang S, Chu L, Lu Y, Wei J, Dubrow R, Chaudhry S, Spatz E, Krumholz H, Chen K. Short‐Term Associations Between Ambient Ozone and Acute Myocardial Infarction Onset Among Younger Patients: Results From the VIRGO Study. GeoHealth 2025, 9: e2024gh001234. PMID: 39968338, PMCID: PMC11833228, DOI: 10.1029/2024gh001234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarction subtypeShort-term associationsAcute myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarction onsetAMI riskEffect modificationAssociated with increased AMI riskParticipant's home addressNon-Hispanic blacksNon-ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarctionNon-Hispanic whitesCase-crossover designType 1 AMIConditional logistic regressionIncreased AMI riskMyocardial infarction onsetType 2 AMIAcute myocardial infarction patientsST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarctionLifestyle factorsSociodemographic statusHome addressUS hospitalsStratified analysisSpatiotemporal deep learning approach
2024
Short-term effects of ambient temperature variability on myocardial infarction hospitalizations in Sweden: A nationwide case-crossover study
Ni W, Stafoggia M, Zhang S, Ljungman P, Breitner S, Bont J, Jernberg T, Atar D, Schneider A, Agewall S. Short-term effects of ambient temperature variability on myocardial infarction hospitalizations in Sweden: A nationwide case-crossover study. European Heart Journal 2024, 45: ehae666.3605. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.3605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionCase-crossover studyST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionMI hospitalizationHome addressSWEDEHEART registryShort-term effectsElevation myocardial infarctionTemperature variabilityConditional logistic regression modelsPopulation-based nationwide studyAssessed potential effect modificationPatient's home addressMyocardial infarction hospitalizationsPotential effect modificationMyocardial infarctionEffects of temperature variabilityCase-crossover designAssociated with decreased riskSeven-day averageAssociated with increased riskNationwide SWEDEHEART registryLogistic regression modelsClimate changeEffect modification
2023
Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and inflammatory response in the KORA study
Vogli M, Peters A, Wolf K, Thorand B, Herder C, Koenig W, Cyrys J, Maestri E, Marmiroli N, Karrasch S, Zhang S, Pickford R. Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and inflammatory response in the KORA study. The Science Of The Total Environment 2023, 912: 169416. PMID: 38123091, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term exposure to ambient air pollutionLong-term exposure to air pollutionExposure to ambient air pollutionExposure to air pollutionAmbient air pollutionAir pollutionUltrafine particlesParticulate matterIncrease of PM<sLand-use regression modelsAnnual mean concentrationsAtmospheric particulate matterAssociated with increased IL-6Adverse health effectsAssociated with higher concentrationsLand-useMean concentrationsParticipant's home addressPollutionLong-term studiesHealth effectsHigher concentrationsNitrogen oxidesMultiple linear regressionHome address