Do acute changes in ambient air pollution increase the risk of potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmias in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators?

Robert DalesDouglas S LeeXuesong WangSabit CakmakMieczyslaw SzyszkowiczRobin ShuttDavid Birnie

Published in: Environmental health : a global access science source (2020)

We found no evidence that the concentrations of ambient air pollution observed in our study were a risk factor for potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmias in patients with ICDs.

Keyphrases

air pollution
particulate matter
lung function
left ventricular
liver failure
congenital heart disease
respiratory failure
heart failure
cardiac resynchronization therapy