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Publication Heat effects cardiovascular Europe Vulnerability

Assessment of short-term heat effects on cardiovascular mortality and vulnerability factors using small area data in Europe

Siqi Zhang, Susanne Breitner, Masna Rai, Nikolaos Nikolaou, Massimo Stafoggia, Francesca De' Donato, Evangelia Samoli, Sofia Zafeiratou, Klea Katsouyanni, Shilpa Rao, Alfonso Diz-Lois Palomares, Antonio Gasparrini, Pierre Masselot, Kristin Aunan, Annette Peters, Alexandra Schneider.

Background: Short-term associations between heat and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality have been examined mostly in large cities. However, different vulnerability and exposure levels may contribute to spatial heterogeneity. This study assessed heat effects on CVD mortality and potential vulnerability factors using data from three European countries, including urban and rural settings.

Assessment of short-term heat effects on cardiovascular mortality and vulnerability factors using small area data in Europe
August 2023
Publication air pollution MORTALITY PM 2.5 cardiovascular respiratory mortality

Coarse Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality: A Global Study in 205 Cities

Liu C, Cai J, Chen R, Sera F, Guo Y, Tong S, Li S, Lavigne E, Correa PM, Ortega NV, Orru H, Maasikmets M, Jaakkola JJK, Ryti N, Breitner S, Schneider A, Katsouyanni K, Samoli E, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Ng CFS, Diaz MH, Valencia CC, Rao S, Palomares AD, Silva SPD, Madureira J, Holobac IH, Fratianni S, Scovronick N, Garland RM, Tobias A, Iniguez C, Forsberg B, Astrom C, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Ragettli MS, Guo YL, Pan SC, Milojevic A, Bell ML, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Gasparrini A, Kan H

The associations between ambient coarse particulate matter (PM2.5–10) and daily mortality are not fully understood globally. We collected daily mortality (total, cardiovascular, and respiratory) and air pollution data from 205 cities in 20 countries/regions. This study provides novel global evidence on the robust and independent associations between short-term exposure to ambient PM2.5–10 and total, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality, suggesting the need to establish a unique guideline or regulatory limit for daily concentrations of PM2.5–10.

Coarse Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality: A Global Study in 205 Cities
June 2022