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Fine Particulate Matter Exposure and Risk of Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE) in Post-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Patients: A Thai PCI Registry-Based Cohort Study Cover

Fine Particulate Matter Exposure and Risk of Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE) in Post-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Patients: A Thai PCI Registry-Based Cohort Study

Global Heart
Volume 21 (2026): Issue 1
By: Chaiyawat Suppasilp,  Teeranan Angkananard,  Romen Samuel Rodis Wabina,  Worawut Roongsangmanoon,  Pawin Numthavaj,  Phunchai Charatcharoenwitthaya,  Atiporn Ingsathit,  Kriengsak Vareesangthip,  Suphot Srimahachota,  Thosapol Limpijankit,  Nakarin Sansanayudh and  Ammarin Thakkinstian  
Open Access
|Mar 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1539 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
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Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 18, 2025
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Accepted on: Feb 26, 2026
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Published on: Mar 17, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
fine particulate matter,
PM2.5,
percutaneous coronary intervention,
cardiovascular events,
coronary artery disease

© 2026 Chaiyawat Suppasilp, Teeranan Angkananard, Romen Samuel Rodis Wabina, Worawut Roongsangmanoon, Pawin Numthavaj, Phunchai Charatcharoenwitthaya, Atiporn Ingsathit, Kriengsak Vareesangthip, Suphot Srimahachota, Thosapol Limpijankit, Nakarin Sansanayudh, Ammarin Thakkinstian, published by Ubiquity Press
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