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, vol.26, no.9, pp.1035-1041, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

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.