Long term exposure to ambient air pollution and incidence of acute coronary events: prospective cohort study and meta-analysis in 11 European cohorts from the ESCAPE Project.

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2014-01

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Cesaroni, Giulia
Forastiere, Francesco
Stafoggia, Massimo
Andersen, Zorana J
Badaloni, Chiara
Beelen, RobISNI 0000000393278193
Caracciolo, Barbara
de Faire, Ulf
Erbel, Raimund
Eriksen, Kirsten T

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OBJECTIVES: To study the effect of long term exposure to airborne pollutants on the incidence of acute coronary events in 11 cohorts participating in the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE).\n\nDESIGN: Prospective cohort studies and meta-analysis of the results.\n\nSETTING: Cohorts in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, and Italy.\n\nPARTICIPANTS: 100 166 people were enrolled from 1997 to 2007 and followed for an average of 11.5 years. Participants were free from previous coronary events at baseline.\n\nMAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Modelled concentrations of particulate matter

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ACS, 2013, 2014, ESCAPE, de Faire, cvd, Europe, cvd - air pollution, Folder - cohort studies - ESCAPE, air pollution, articles - meta analysis, articles - original epidemiology, meta-analysis, Cardiovascular epidemiology, ROPHS, 大気汚染, Leander, systematic review

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Cesaroni, G, Forastiere, F, Stafoggia, M, Andersen, Z J, Badaloni, C, Beelen, R, Caracciolo, B, de Faire, U, Erbel, R, Eriksen, K T, Fratiglioni, L, Galassi, C, Hampel, R, Heier, M, Hennig, F, Hilding, A, Hoffmann, B, Houthuijs, D, Jöckel, K-H, Korek, M, Lanki, T, Leander, K, Magnusson, P K E, Migliore, E, Ostenson, C-G, Overvad, K, Pedersen, N L, J, J P, Penell, J, Pershagen, G, Pyko, A, Raaschou-Nielsen, O, Ranzi, A, Ricceri, F, Sacerdote, C, Salomaa, V, Swart, W, Turunen, A W, Vineis, P, Weinmayr, G, Wolf, K, de Hoogh, K, Hoek, G, Brunekreef, B & Peters, A 2014, 'Long term exposure to ambient air pollution and incidence of acute coronary events: prospective cohort study and meta-analysis in 11 European cohorts from the ESCAPE Project.', BMJ (Clinical research ed.), vol. 348, pp. f7412. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f7412