Impact of Air Pollution and Climate Changes on the Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease (PL-PARTICLES)

Medical University of Bialystok

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pollution; Exposure; Chronic Coronary Insufficiency; Acute Coronary Syndrome; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Risk Factor; Particulate Matter Inhalation Injury

Treatments: Other: Impact of air pollution and climate changes

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04541498

UMB-KKI-103

Details and patient eligibility

About

Despite the fact that the topic of air pollution has been in focus of researchers for many years, there are no big studies that take up the matter of its influence on acute coronary, cerebral syndromes and CVD mortality in Europe. Taking into consideration the scarce number of surveys from Europe the investigators decided to analyze the impact of air pollution on cardiovascular diseases and CVD mortality in Poland.

Full description

Air quality and its impact on health was put in the spotlight since the infamous Great Smog of London. Since then, it became clear that adverse effects are serious and can no longer be ignored. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) estimations, in last year ambient air pollution caused 4,200,000 deaths worldwide. These statistics included a total of 29,165 deaths that were attributed to air pollution in Poland.

The vast of studies are conducted in highly polluted areas, in which patients are exposed to extreme concentrations like China oraz Indie. Taking into consideration the scarce number of surveys from Europe the investigators decided to analyze the impact of air pollution and cardiovascular diseases in Poland.

Data on morbidity and mortality were collected from the National Statistical Office in Poland. The data of air pollutions and gases were obtained from Voivodeship Inspectorate for Environmental Protection. The daily meteorological data were obtained from the Institute of Meteorology and Water Manageme

Enrollment: 150,000 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria:

• residents from analysed area.

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

150,000 participants in 2 patient groups

Population of Poland

Description:

Exposure to short term long term effects of air pollution and climate change

Treatment:

Other: Impact of air pollution and climate changes

Patients with Acute Coronary and Cerebral Syndromes

Description:

Exposure to short term long term effects of air pollution and climate change

Treatment:

Other: Impact of air pollution and climate changes