Stroke is a leading cause of disability and the second most common cause of death
worldwide. Increasing evidence suggests that air pollution is an emerging risk factor for …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) follows a seasonal pattern in many populations. Broadly
defined winter peaks and clusters of all subtypes of CVD after'cold snaps' are consistently …

Background The stroke burden in China has increased during the past 40 years. The
present study aimed to determine the recent trends in the prevalence of stroke from 2013 to …

Background Evidence of the short-term effects of ambient air pollution on the risk of ischemic
stroke in low-and middle-income countries is limited and inconsistent. We aimed to examine …

Background Previous studies have suggested that exposure to air pollution may increase
stroke risk, but the results remain inconsistent. Evidence of more recent studies is highly …

Background Most prospective studies on the health effects of particulate ambient air
pollution exposure have focused on high-income countries, which have much lower …

The purpose of this review is to describe recent clinical and epidemiological studies
examining the adverse effects of urban air pollution on the central nervous system (CNS). Air …

Background The intricate association of mortality risk with ambient air pollution and
temperature is of growing concern. Little is known regarding effect of changes in season and …

Background Short-term exposure to ambient PM 2.5 and PM 10 is associated with increased
risk of mortality and hospital admissions for stroke. However, there is less evidence …

Abstract Background Particulate matter< 2.5 μm in diameter (PM 2.5) and heat are strong
predictors of morbidity, yet few studies have examined the effects of long-term exposures on …