Air pollution and serious bleeding events in high-risk older adults

CONCLUSIONS: Among older adults at high risk for cardiovascular and thromboembolic events, increasing PM2.5 exposure was significantly associated with increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, intracranial bleeding, and epistaxis. In addition, PM2.5 exposure and anticoagulant use may act together to increase risks of severe gastrointestinal and intracranial bleeding. Thus, clinicians may recommend that high-risk individuals limit their outdoor air pollution exposure during periods of increased PM2.5 concentrations. Our findings may inform environmental policies to protect the health of vulnerable populations.PMID:38460663 | DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2024.118628
Source: Environmental Research - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Source Type: research