Effects of ambient air pollution on functional status in patients with chronic congestive heart failure: a repeated-measures study

• Main Authors: Phillips Russell S (Author), Suh Helen H (Author), Coull Brent A (Author), Yeh Gloria Y (Author), Wellenius Gregory A (Author), Mittleman Murray A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Studies using administrative data report a positive association between ambient air pollution and the risk of hospitalization for congestive heart failure (HF). Circulating levels of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) are directly asso...