We carried out this daily diary panel study in Montreal, Quebec, to determine whether
oxygen saturation, pulse rate, blood pressure, self-rated health, and shortness of breath at …

OBJECTIVES: Recent studies suggest that persons with congestive heart failure (CHF) may
be at higher risk for the short-term effects of air pollution. We carried out this daily diary panel …

We conducted a mortality time series study to investigate the association between daily
mortality for congestive heart failure (CHF), and daily concentrations of particles and …

Objectives: Recent studies suggest that persons with congestive heart failure (CHF) may be
at higher risk for short-term effects of air pollution. This daily diary panel study in Montreal …

Purpose We aimed to investigate the association between air pollution concentration levels
and hospital admissions for heart failure (HF) among older adults in metropolitan cities in …

Background Studies using administrative data report a positive association between
ambient air pollution and the risk of hospitalization for congestive heart failure (HF) …

Objective: We sought to determine whether gender, education, and income influence the
susceptibility to ambient air pollution. Methods: We determined the association between …

We examined whether exercising indoors vs. outdoors reduced the cardio-respiratory effects
of outdoor air pollution. Adults≥ 55 were randomly assigned to exercise indoors when the …

Background: Past studies of air pollution effects among sensitive subgroups have produced
inconsistent results. Our objective was to determine relationships between various …

Background Previous studies have reported adverse health effects of indoor air pollutants
especially particulate matter (PM) and black carbon (BC). Patients with chronic obstructive …