ArticleEnvironmental health : a global access science source2022
Ambient nitrogen dioxide is associated with emergency hospital visits for atrial fibrillation: a population-based case-crossover study in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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- The Effects of Air Pollution on Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review.Environmental health insights · 2026Review
- Short‑term effects of ambient air pollution exposure on hospital emergency room visits for atrial fibrillation: a nationwide cohort study.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2025Article
- A Breath of Trouble: Unraveling the Impact of Air Pollution on Atrial Fibrillation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Rapid weather changes are associated with daily hospital visitors for atrial fibrillation accompanied by abnormal ECG repolarization: a case-crossover study.European journal of medical research · 2024Article
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- Hourly air pollution exposure and the onset of symptomatic arrhythmia: an individual-level case-crossover study in 322 Chinese cities.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn Iceland air quality is generally good; however, previous studies indicate that there is an association between air pollution in Reykjavik and adverse health effects as measured by dispensing of medications, mortality, and increase in health care utilisation. The aim was to study the association between traffic-related ambient air pollution in the Reykjavik capital area and emergency hospital visits for heart diseases and particularly atrial fibrillation and flutter (AF).
methodsA multivariate time-stratified case-crossover design was used to study the association. Cases were those patients aged 18 years or older living in the Reykjavik capital area during the study period, 2006-2017, who made emergency visits to Landspitali University Hospital for heart diseases. In this population-based study, the primary discharge diagnoses were registered according to International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition (ICD-10). The pollutants studied were NO
resultsDuring the study period 9536 cases of AF were identified. The 24-h mean NO
conclusionsShort-term increase in NO
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