Miocardic infarcts and cerebral-vascular accidents associated with high temperature and carbon monoxide in an metropolitan area of Southeastern Brazil

Authors

  • Davi Rumel Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Epidemiologia
  • Lucia Ferreira Riedel Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Epidemiologia
  • Maria do Rosario D. O. Latorre Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Epidemiologia
  • Bruce Bartholow Duncan Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Faculdade de Medicina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101993000100003

Keywords:

Myocardial infarction^i2^sepidemiol, Cerebrovascular disorders^i2^sepidemiol, Heat^i2^sadverse effe, Carbon monoxide^i2^sadverse effe

Abstract

Many studies have been published about the relationship between life style and genetic risk factors and stroke and heart attack, but there have been few about the relationship between atmospheric pollution, specifically with carbon monoxide, and temperature and stroke and heart attack. With a view to filling this gap the relationship between values of carbon monoxide concentration in the air, maximum and average by day, and maximum temperature by day and the number of new cases of CVA and IM admitted as emergencies at the biggest hospital complex of S. Paulo city was analysed. If was concluded, by the use of multivariable regression analysis, that 2.1% and 4.9% of heart attack admissions were due to carbon monoxide air pollution and high temperature, respectively. 2.8% of stroke admissions were due high temperature. Stroke and carbon monoxide were not associated in this population.

Published

1993-02-01

Issue

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Rumel, D., Riedel, L. F., Latorre, M. do R. D. O., & Duncan, B. B. (1993). Miocardic infarcts and cerebral-vascular accidents associated with high temperature and carbon monoxide in an metropolitan area of Southeastern Brazil . Revista De Saúde Pública, 27(1), 15-22. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101993000100003