Ambient nitrogen dioxide is associated with emergency hospital visits for atrial fibrillation: a population-based case-crossover study in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Solveig HalldorsdottirRagnhildur Gudrun FinnbjornsdottirBjarki Thor ElvarssonGunnar GudmundssonVilhjalmur RafnssonPublished in: Environmental health : a global access science source (2022)
concentrations was associated with heart diseases, more precisely with AF. The associations were stronger among females, and among females at younger age. This is the first study in Iceland that finds an association between air pollution and cardiac arrhythmias, so the results should be interpreted with caution.
Keyphrases
- air pollution
- atrial fibrillation
- particulate matter
- heart failure
- healthcare
- emergency department
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- lung function
- public health
- catheter ablation
- direct oral anticoagulants
- left ventricular
- acute care
- adverse drug
- mitral valve
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- coronary artery disease