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Fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) and the risk of acute ischemic stroke.

Martin J OʼDonnell, Jiming Fang, Murray A Mittleman, Moira K Kapral, and Gregory A Wellenius

Epidemiology 22(3):422-31 (2011) PMID 21399501 PMCID PMC3102528

Short-term changes in levels of fine ambient particulate matter (PM2.5) may increase the risk of acute ischemic stroke; however, results from prior studies have been inconsistent. We examined this hypothesis using data from a multicenter prospective stroke registry.

DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3182126580
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