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Commentary by Robert D. Brook, MD

JAMA. 2008;299(18):2194-2196.

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Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution and Risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis

Andrea Baccarelli, MD; Ida Martinelli, MD; Antonella Zanobetti, PhD; Paolo Grillo, MD; Li-Fang Hou, PhD; Pier A. Bertazzi, MD; Pier Mannuccio Mannucci, MD; Joel Schwartz, PhD

Background  Particulate air pollution has been linked to heart disease and stroke, possibly resulting from enhanced coagulation and arterial thrombosis. Whether particulate air pollution exposure is related to venous thrombosis is unknown.

Methods  We examined the association of exposure to particulate matter of less than 10 µm in aerodynamic diameter (PM₁₀) with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) risk in 870 patients and 1210 controls from the Lombardy region in Italy, who were examined between 1995 and 2005. We estimated exposure to PM₁₀ in the year before DVT diagnosis (cases) or examination (controls) through area-specific mean levels obtained from ambient monitors.

Results  Higher mean . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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