2009
Emergency Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular Diseases and Ambient Levels of Carbon Monoxide
Bell ML, Peng RD, Dominici F, Samet JM. Emergency Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular Diseases and Ambient Levels of Carbon Monoxide. Circulation 2009, 120: 949-955. PMID: 19720933, PMCID: PMC2777712, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.109.851113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCVD hospitalizationsShort-term exposureShort-term CO exposureRisk of hospitalizationCardiovascular disease hospitalizationsEmergency hospital admissionsPublic health threatMultisite time-series studyCVD outcomesHospital admissionCardiovascular diseaseHospitalizationMedicare enrolleesSignificant associationTime-series studyHealth threatAmbient carbon monoxideCVD admissionsCO levelsAdmissionRiskCO exposureLower CO levelsAssociationUS urban counties
2008
Coarse Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases Among Medicare Patients
Peng RD, Chang HH, Bell ML, McDermott A, Zeger SL, Samet JM, Dominici F. Coarse Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases Among Medicare Patients. JAMA 2008, 299: 2172-2179. PMID: 18477784, PMCID: PMC3169813, DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.18.2172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory disease admissionsHospital admissionRespiratory diseaseAdmission ratesM3 increaseEmergency hospital admissionsCardiovascular disease admissionsParticulate matter air pollutionSame-day exposureMatter air pollutionHealth risksMedicare's National Claims History FilePrimary diagnosisMedicare patientsUnadjusted associationsCardiovascular diseaseStudy populationAdmissionAerodynamic diameterMedicare enrolleesSignificant associationDaily cardiovascularDiseaseSame dayPM10-2.5