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Associations of genetic risk factors and air pollution with incident pulmonary embolism: a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank.
Heart & lung : the journal of critical care - 1 Jan 2026
Wen Song, Huang Zehan, Ma Dunliang, Wang Feng, Han Feihuang, Wan Qiheng, Feng Yingqing, Zhang Bin, Huang Yuqing
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BACKGROUND: Current evidence regarding the relationship between air pollution and pulmonary embolism (PE) is not definitive. OBJECTIVES: This investigation aimed to scrutinize the association between exposure to various air pollutants and PE incidence, taking into account the moderating effect of genetic susceptibility. METHODS: This prospective cohort study enrolled 362,672 individuals from the UK Biobank who...
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