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High blood pressure, antihypertensive medication and lung function in a general adult population
(2011)
Background
Associations between long-term exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM) and cardiovascular (CVD) mortality have been widely recognized. However, health effects of long-term exposure to constituents of PM on total CVD mortality have been explored in a single study only.
Aims
The aim of this study was to examine the association of PM composition with cardiovascular mortality.
Methods
We used data from 19 European ongoing cohorts within the framework of the ESCAPE (European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects) and TRANSPHORM (Transport related Air Pollution and Health impacts — Integrated Methodologies for Assessing Particulate Matter) projects. Residential annual average exposure to elemental constituents within particle matter smaller than 2.5 and 10 μm (PM2.5 and PM10) was estimated using Land Use Regression models. Eight elements representing major sources were selected a priori (copper, iron, potassium, nickel, sulfur, silicon, vanadium and zinc). Cohort-specific analyses were conducted using Cox proportional hazards models with a standardized protocol. Random-effects meta-analysis was used to calculate combined effect estimates.
Results
The total population consisted of 322,291 participants, with 9545 CVD deaths. We found no statistically significant associations between any of the elemental constituents in PM2.5 or PM10 and CVD mortality in the pooled analysis. Most of the hazard ratios (HRs) were close to unity, e.g. for PM10 Fe the combined HR was 0.96 (0.84–1.09). Elevated combined HRs were found for PM2.5 Si (1.17, 95% CI: 0.93–1.47), and S in PM2.5 (1.08, 95% CI: 0.95–1.22) and PM10 (1.09, 95% CI: 0.90–1.32).
Conclusion
In a joint analysis of 19 European cohorts, we found no statistically significant association between long-term exposure to 8 elemental constituents of particles and total cardiovascular mortality.
Purpose
Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) is a rare malignancy of the central nervous system in young children with a dismal prognosis. Prognostic markers have been extensively investigated but have not been validated. The role of radiation therapy (RT) remains controversial. We evaluated the impact of RT as part of multimodality treatment by analyzing data of a European AT/RT cohort.
Methods and Materials
We retrospectively analyzed data of the European Registry for Rhabdoid Tumors and its precursors. Primary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Potential impact of prognostic factors was analyzed using univariable and multivariable Cox regression analyses with RT as a time-dependent factor.
Results
Data of 186 children (118 male, 68 female) treated from 1990 to 2016 were evaluable. The median age at diagnosis was 1.57 years (range, 0.01-26.70 years); 47% (87/186) of the patients were under the age of 18 months. Sixty-nine percent (128/186) received RT (focal RT, n = 93; craniospinal treatment with local boost, n = 34; spinal irradiation, n = 1). The median follow-up duration of the entire cohort was 1.73 years (range, 0.06-20.11 years). The estimated PFS and OS rates were 48% (95% CI, 41%-55%) and 72% (95% CI, 65%-78%) at 1 year and 33% (95% CI, 26%-40%) and 49% (95% CI, 41%-56%) at 2 years, respectively. On multivariable analysis, RT was an independent significant prognostic factor for PFS (hazard ratio, 0.45; 95% CI, 0.27-0.75; P = .002) and OS (hazard ratio, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.32-0.93; P = .025).
Conclusions
This analysis confirms the relevance of local therapies. RT was an independent prognostic factor for outcomes in children experiencing AT/RT. However, long-term sequelae have to be carefully evaluated and considered given the young age at time of RT.
