Short-term effects of air pollution and weather changes on the occurrence of acute aortic dissection in a cold region

• Main Authors: Haiyu Zhang (Author), Leilei Yin (Author), Yingtao Zhang (Author), Zhaowen Qiu (Author), Sizheng Peng (Author), Zhonghua Wang (Author), Bo Sun (Author), Jianrui Ding (Author), Jing Liu (Author), Kai Du (Author), Mingxin Wang (Author), Yanming Sun (Author), Jing Chen (Author), Hongyan Zhao (Author), Tao Song (Author), Yuhui Sun (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundAir pollution and severe weather conditions can adversely affect cardiovascular disease emergencies. Nevertheless, it remains unclear whether air pollutants and low ambient temperature can trigger the occurrence of acute aortic dissection (AAD) in cold regions.MethodsWe applied a retrospec...