Dust particulate matter increases pulmonary embolism onset: A nationwide time-stratified case-crossover study in China

CONCLUSIONS: The findings from this study suggest that short-term exposure to dust PM, particularly dust PM2.5, may trigger PE onset, posing a significant health threat. Implementing measures to mitigate dust PM emissions and protect patients with PE from dust PM exposure is imperative.PMID:38521047 | DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2024.108586

Source: Environment International - March 23, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Can Zhang Dan Zhao Feng Liu Jing Yang Jie Ban Peng Du Kailai Lu Runmei Ma Yuanyuan Liu Qinghua Sun Siyu Chen Tiantian Li Source Type: research