Short-term ambient air pollution exposure and risk of atrial fibrillation in patients with intracardiac devices.
Marcus DahlquistViveka FrykmanMassimo StafoggiaEva QvarnströmGregory A WelleniusPetter L S LjungmanPublished in: Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2022)
in a low-pollution level environment were associated with increased risk of AF episodes in a population with intracardiac devices. Our findings add to the evidence of a potential triggering of AF by short-term increases in air pollution levels, well below the new WHO air quality guidelines.