ArticleARYA atherosclerosis2019
Association between ambient air pollution and hospitalization caused by atrial fibrillation.
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- Impact of Ambient Air Pollution on Cardiovascular Diseases in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Global heart · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of Short-Term Exposure to Ozone on Hospital Admissions for Multiple Cardiovascular Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Pooled it
- The Effects of Air Pollution on Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review.Environmental health insights · 2026Review
- A Breath of Trouble: Unraveling the Impact of Air Pollution on Atrial Fibrillation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Environmental Exposome and Atrial Fibrillation: Emerging Evidence and Future Directions.Circulation research · 2024Review
- Assessing capabilities of conducted ambient air pollution health effects studies in 22 Eastern Mediterranean countries to adopt air quality standards: a review.Journal of environmental health science & engineering · 2023Review
- Long-term effects of air pollutants on respiratory and cardiovascular mortality in a port city along the Adriatic sea.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Article
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- Pollutants, including Organophosphorus and Organochloride Pesticides, May Increase the Risk of Cardiac Remodeling and Atrial Fibrillation: A Narrative Review.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Associations between long-term air pollution exposure and the incidence of cardiovascular diseases among American older adults.Environment international · 2022Article
- Short-term ambient air pollution exposure and risk of atrial fibrillation in patients with intracardiac devices.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2022Article
- Ambient nitrogen dioxide is associated with emergency hospital visits for atrial fibrillation: a population-based case-crossover study in Reykjavik, Iceland.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2022Article
- Short-Term Effects of Air Pollution on Cardiovascular Hospitalizations in the Pisan Longitudinal Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Daily Exposure to Air Pollution Particulate Matter Is Associated with Atrial Fibrillation in High-Risk Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundMany studies have shown the worst effects of air pollution on cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Present study focused on the relationship between atrial fibrillation (AF), as one of the common arrhythmias, and air pollutants in Isfahan, Iran, an industrial city in the Middle East.
methodsA case-crossover design was used to explore the associations between air pollution and AF hospitalized patients with ventricular response (VR) > 90 beats per minute (bpm) (fast response) and those with VR ≤ 90 bpm. All patients' records were extracted from their hospital files. Air pollutants data including particulate matter less than 10 µ (PM10), PM2.5, carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and ozone (O3) were obtained from the Correlation of Air Pollution with Hospitalization and Mortality of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases (CAPACITY) study. Conditional logistic regression test was used to measure the relationship between pollutants and hospitalization due to AF.
resultsRecords of 369 patients, including 173 men (46.9%) who were hospitalized for AF during the study period and had complete data were extracted. Although a positive but not statistically significant relationship was shown between 10-unit increases in all pollutants (except PM10) and the hospitalization due to AF in patients with rapid VR (RVR), the only significant relationship was observed in case of NO2 [odds ratio (OR) = 1.26, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.0-2.1, P = 0.031].
conclusionThis study showed positive significant relationships between NO2 and the hospitalization due to AF in patients with RVR. NO2 is a greenhouse gas whose levels are expected to increase due to global environmental changes. Therefore, relevant strategies should be adopted to decrease its levels, especially in industrial cities like Isfahan.
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