Cardiovascular mortality and water quality.

British Regional Heart Study: geographic variations in cardiovascular mortality, and the role of water quality.

In a study of regional variations in cardiovascular mortality in Great Britain during 1969-73 based on 253 towns the possible contributions of drinking water quality, climate, air pollution, blood groups, and socioeconomic factors were evaluated. A twofold range in mortality from stroke and ischaemic heart disease was apparent, the highest mortality being in the west of Scotland and the lowest ...

Evaluation of cardiovascular and respiratory mortality attributed to atmospheric SO2 and CO using AirQ model

Background: Air pollutants have multiple adverse effects on human health. In this study, the health effects of exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) and SO2 in the air of 6 Iranian metropolises in 2011-2012 were examined. Methods: Raw data was collected from the Iranian Department of Environment and the Iran Meteorological Organization. After validation, the required statistical indices were calcul...

Commentary: Lithium in Drinking Water and Suicide Mortality

Dioxins and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality

OBJECTIVE In this systematic review we evaluated the evidence on the association between dioxin exposure and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in humans. DATA SOURCES AND EXTRACTION We conducted a PubMed search in December 2007 and considered all English-language epidemiologic studies and their citations regarding dioxin exposure and CVD mortality. To focus on dioxins, we excluded cohort...

Cold Temperature and Cardiovascular Mortality

We thank Dr Athyros and colleagues for their interest in our study and comments comparing their study with ours. There are a few differences between the studies. Although Karagiannis et al reported a seasonal variation in stroke occurrence using hospital-based data,1 we focused on mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) using cohort-based data.2 However, it is certain that CVD occurrence an...