TY - JOUR
T1 - Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Long-Term Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
AU - Motairek, Issam
AU - Deo, Salil V.
AU - Elgudin, Yakov
AU - McAllister, David A.
AU - Brook, Robert D.
AU - Chen, Zhuo
AU - Su, Jason
AU - Rao, Sunil V.
AU - Rajagopalan, Sanjay
AU - Al-Kindi, Sadeer
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors
PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - Background: Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) promotes atherosclerosis progression and plaque vulnerability. Consequently, patients with a high atherosclerotic burden may be at especially increased risk when exposed to air pollution. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between chronic ambient PM2.5 exposure and adverse outcomes after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Methods: Baseline clinical and procedural data from U.S. veterans undergoing elective PCI (2005-2018) were linked to annual ambient PM2.5 exposure. The association between PM2.5 exposure and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) (myocardial infarction, stroke, or all-cause mortality) was determined using time-varying Cox regression models. Using flexible parametric models, we also evaluated the average life months lost for specific PM2.5 levels over the 15-year period. Results: In the 73,425 veterans that underwent an elective PCI, the mean annual PM2.5 exposure was 8.4 ± 1.8 μg/m3 (median follow-up 6.75 years). The incidence of MACE was 28%, 48%, and 65% at 5, 10, and 15 years, respectively. In adjusted models, each 1-μg/m3 increase in PM2.5 exposure was associated with an 8.7% (95% CI: 8.4%-8.9%; P < 0.001) increase in MACE. Compared to patients exposed to 5 μg/m3, those exposed to 10 μg/m3 lost 1.1, 3.8, and 7.6 months of life at 5, 10, and 15 years of exposure, respectively. Conclusions: Veterans undergoing elective PCI are at increased risk of MACE and significant life years lost with long-term exposure to fine particulate matter pollution, even at the current low levels in the United States. These findings emphasize the need for improved air quality standards and patient interventions to better protect vulnerable populations.
AB - Background: Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) promotes atherosclerosis progression and plaque vulnerability. Consequently, patients with a high atherosclerotic burden may be at especially increased risk when exposed to air pollution. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between chronic ambient PM2.5 exposure and adverse outcomes after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Methods: Baseline clinical and procedural data from U.S. veterans undergoing elective PCI (2005-2018) were linked to annual ambient PM2.5 exposure. The association between PM2.5 exposure and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) (myocardial infarction, stroke, or all-cause mortality) was determined using time-varying Cox regression models. Using flexible parametric models, we also evaluated the average life months lost for specific PM2.5 levels over the 15-year period. Results: In the 73,425 veterans that underwent an elective PCI, the mean annual PM2.5 exposure was 8.4 ± 1.8 μg/m3 (median follow-up 6.75 years). The incidence of MACE was 28%, 48%, and 65% at 5, 10, and 15 years, respectively. In adjusted models, each 1-μg/m3 increase in PM2.5 exposure was associated with an 8.7% (95% CI: 8.4%-8.9%; P < 0.001) increase in MACE. Compared to patients exposed to 5 μg/m3, those exposed to 10 μg/m3 lost 1.1, 3.8, and 7.6 months of life at 5, 10, and 15 years of exposure, respectively. Conclusions: Veterans undergoing elective PCI are at increased risk of MACE and significant life years lost with long-term exposure to fine particulate matter pollution, even at the current low levels in the United States. These findings emphasize the need for improved air quality standards and patient interventions to better protect vulnerable populations.
KW - air pollution
KW - coronary artery disease
KW - mortality
KW - risk
KW - years of life lost
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jacadv.2023.100285
DO - 10.1016/j.jacadv.2023.100285
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85166237218
SN - 2772-963X
VL - 2
JO - JACC: Advances
JF - JACC: Advances
IS - 3
M1 - 100285
ER -