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Photometrically measured continuous personal PM(2.5) exposure: levels and correlation to a gravimetric methodTimo Lanki
Unit of Environmental Epidemiology, National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland
J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol 12:172-8. 2002..Even outdoors, the relative humidity had only modest effect on concentrations. Photometers are a promising method to explore the health effects of short-term variation in personal PM(2.5) exposure...
Hourly variation in fine particle exposure is associated with transiently increased risk of ST segment depressionT Lanki
National Public Health Institute KTL, Environmental Epidemiology Unit, PO Box 95, FI 70701 Kuopio, Finland
Occup Environ Med 65:782-6. 2008..To evaluate whether hourly changes in fine particle (PM(2.5), diameter<2.5 microm) exposure or outdoor particle concentrations are associated with rapid ischaemic responses...
Associations of traffic related air pollutants with hospitalisation for first acute myocardial infarction: the HEAPSS studyT Lanki
Environmental Epidemiology Unit, National Public Health Institute KTL, Kuopio, Finland
Occup Environ Med 63:844-51. 2006..Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the leading cause of death attributed to cardiovascular diseases. An association between traffic related air pollution and AMI has been suggested, but the evidence is still limited...- Can we identify sources of fine particles responsible for exercise-induced ischemia on days with elevated air pollution? The ULTRA studyTimo Lanki
Environmental Epidemiology Unit, National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland, and Environmental and Occupational Health Division, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Environ Health Perspect 114:655-60. 2006..Our results suggest that the PM fraction originating from combustion processes, notably traffic, exacerbates ischemic heart diseases associated with PM mass... - Determinants of personal and indoor PM2.5 and absorbance among elderly subjects with coronary heart diseaseTimo Lanki
Environmental Epidemiology Unit, National Public Health Institute KTL, Kuopio, Finland
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 17:124-33. 2007..5. Our results demonstrate that by using questionnaires in connection with outdoor measurements, exposure estimation of PM2.5 and its combustion originating fraction can be improved among elderly persons with compromised health... - Associations between ambient, personal, and indoor exposure to fine particulate matter constituents in Dutch and Finnish panels of cardiovascular patientsN A H Janssen
Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences IRAS, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Occup Environ Med 62:868-77. 2005..To assess the relation between ambient, indoor, and personal levels of PM2.5 and its elemental composition for elderly subjects with cardiovascular disease... - Urban air pollution, and asthma and COPD hospital emergency room visitsJ I Halonen
National Public Health Institute KTL, Environmental Epidemiology Unit, PO Box 95, FIN 70701 Kuopio, Finland
Thorax 63:635-41. 2008..5); <2.5 microm) on asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among children, adults and the elderly... - Aerosol particle number concentration measurements in five European cities using TSI-3022 condensation particle counter over a three-year period during health effects of air pollution on susceptible subpopulationsPasi Aalto
Department of Physical Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
J Air Waste Manag Assoc 55:1064-76. 2005..The study pointed out the influence of the selection of the measurement site and the configuration of the sampling line on the observed concentrations... - Particulate air pollution and risk of ST-segment depression during repeated submaximal exercise tests among subjects with coronary heart disease: the Exposure and Risk Assessment for Fine and Ultrafine Particles in Ambient Air (ULTRA) studyJuha Pekkanen
Unit of Environmental Epidemiology, National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland
Circulation 106:933-8. 2002..We therefore assessed the associations between levels of the 3 main modes of urban aerosol distribution and the occurrence of ST-segment depressions during repeated exercise tests... - Air temperature and inflammatory responses in myocardial infarction survivorsAlexandra Schneider
Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany
Epidemiology 19:391-400. 2008..The objective of this study was to analyze the association between air temperature and C-reactive protein, interleukin-6 and fibrinogen in postmyocardial infarction patients... - Air pollution and inflammatory response in myocardial infarction survivors: gene-environment interactions in a high-risk groupAnnette Peters
GSF National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany
Inhal Toxicol 19:161-75. 2007.... - Associations of fine and ultrafine particulate air pollution with stroke mortality in an area of low air pollution levelsJaana Kettunen
Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Kuopio, Finland
Stroke 38:918-22. 2007..We therefore evaluated the effects of several particle measures including, for the first time to our knowledge, ultrafine particles (<0.1 microm) on stroke... - Effects of particulate air pollution on blood pressure and heart rate in subjects with cardiovascular disease: a multicenter approachAngela Ibald-Mulli
Institute of Epidemiology, GSF National Research Centre for Environment and Health, Ingolstadter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
Environ Health Perspect 112:369-77. 2004..However, particle effects might differ in cardiac patients because of medication intake and disease status, both affecting the autonomic control of the heart... - Relationship between different size classes of particulate matter and meteorology in three European citiesJeroen J de Hartog
Utrecht University, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Environmental and Occupational Health Division, Jenalaan 18a, 3584 CK Utrecht, The Netherlands
J Environ Monit 7:302-10. 2005..Since the composition of these particle fractions also differs, it is of interest to test in future epidemiological studies whether they have different health effects... - A case-crossover analysis of out-of-hospital coronary deaths and air pollution in Rome, ItalyFrancesco Forastiere
Department of Epidemiology, Rome E Local Health Authority, Via Santa Costanza 53, 00198 Rome, Italy
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 172:1549-55. 2005..Out-of-hospital coronary heart disease death is a major public health problem, but the association with air pollution is not well understood... - Ambient air pollution is associated with increased risk of hospital cardiac readmissions of myocardial infarction survivors in five European citiesStephanie von Klot
Institute of Epidemiology, GSF National Research Center for Environment and Health, Neuherberg, Germany
Circulation 112:3073-9. 2005..The objective of this study was to evaluate the short-term effects of urban air pollution on cardiac hospital readmissions in survivors of myocardial infarction, a potentially susceptible subpopulation... - Effects of ultrafine and fine particulate and gaseous air pollution on cardiac autonomic control in subjects with coronary artery disease: the ULTRA studyKirsi L Timonen
Unit of Environmental Epidemiology, National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 16:332-41. 2006..5 and HRV. The results suggest that the cardiovascular effects of ambient ultrafine and PM2.5 can differ from each other and that their effect may be modified by the characteristics of the exposed subjects and the sources of PM2.5... - Determination of the sources of indoor PM2.5 in Amsterdam and HelsinkiTarja Yli-Tuomi
Department of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute KTL, P O Box 95, FIN 70701 Kuopio, Finland
Environ Sci Technol 42:4440-6. 2008..We conclude that using outdoor and indoor data together improved the source apportionment of indoor PM2.5. The results support the use of fixed site outdoor measurements in epidemiological time-series studies on outdoor air pollution... - Air pollution and inflammation (interleukin-6, C-reactive protein, fibrinogen) in myocardial infarction survivorsRegina Ruckerl
GSF National Research Centre for Environment and Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany
Environ Health Perspect 115:1072-80. 2007..Numerous studies have found that ambient air pollution has been associated with cardiovascular disease exacerbation... - South-to-North gradient in lipid peroxidation in men with stable coronary artery disease in EuropeMaria Grau
Lipids and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Municipal Institute Medical Research IMIM Barcelona, Carrer Dr Aiguader, 88, E 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Eur Heart J 28:2841-9. 2007..The aim of our study was to determine whether differences exist in the degree of LDL oxidation in stable CAD patients from different regions of Europe...