Association of Air Pollution and Hospital Admission for Cardiovascular Disease: A Case Study in Kermanshah, Iran

Background: the objective of the present study was to estimate the contribution of environmental pollutants to hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease (cvd) on subjects living in kermanshah. materials and methods: this study is an ecological analysis. data of cvd was collected from the largest cvd hospital of kermanshah during 1 march 2010 until 30 february 2011. the air pollution data were obtained from environmental center. magnitude of association was estimated by poisson regression model. results: among air pollutants pm10 and co was significantly associated with hospital admission for cvd. conclusion: this study suggests that short-term exposure of people with some air pollutants such as pm10 and co could increase cvd hospital admission.