ArticleInternational journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature2025
Short‑term effects of ambient air pollution exposure on hospital emergency room visits for atrial fibrillation: a nationwide cohort study.
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- Highlights recently published in the International Journal of Cardiology Heart & Vasculature on sex differences in susceptibility, manifestation and outcome of cardiovascular diseases.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2026Article
- Extreme Weather Events, Air Pollution, and Cardiovascular Health: Mechanisms and Challenges.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Air Pollution, Kidney Injury, and Green Nephrology-Thinking About Its Association and Causation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
Background: Although air pollutants are linked to cardiopulmonary mortality, their impact on cardiac arrhythmias is not well understood. This study examines the short-term effects of air pollution on emergency admissions for acute atrial fibrillation (AF) in Taiwan. Methods: This study used Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database, including 16,778,374 participants aged 20 and older, residing in the same districts during 10-year follow-ups from 2008 to 2017. Hourly air pollutant exposure data were obtained from the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration Database. Records of patients with ICD-9 code 427.31 (AF) as the primary diagnosis from emergency departments were extracted. Emergency visits for AF were compared across exposures to pollutants such as particulate matter PM Results: In our study cohort of 16,778,374 patients, 129,595 (0.77 %) were admitted to emergency departments for initial AF episodes. Significant associations were found between AF visits and PM Conclusions: High concentrations of ambient air pollutants with short-term exposure are linked to an increased number of emergency room visits for acute AF attacks.
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