Meteorological parameters and seasonal variations in pulmonary thromboembolism

ÖZTUNA F., Ozsu S. S., TOPBAŞ M., BÜLBÜL Y., KOŞUCU P., ÖZLÜ T.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.26, sa.9, ss.1035-1041, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.12.010
  • Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1035-1041
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and objectives: In recent years, circannual variations in incidence and mortality for venous thromboembolic disease have been demonstrated, with a peak in winter. However, several investigators have observed no seasonal variation in these diseases. The aim of our study was to investigate whether a seasonal variation, in terns of atmospheric pressure, humidity, and temperature, exists for pulmonary thromboembolism.