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

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

Abstract Background Daily changes in ambient air pollution have been associated with cardiac morbidity and mortality. Precipitating a cardiac arrhythmia in susceptible individuals may be one mechanism. We investigated the influence of daily changes in air pollution in the Province of Ontario, Canada...

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Main Authors: Robert Dales, Douglas S. Lee, Xuesong Wang, Sabit Cakmak, Mieczyslaw Szyszkowicz, Robin Shutt, David Birnie
פורמט: Article
שפה:English
יצא לאור: BMC 2020-06-01
סדרה:Environmental Health
נושאים:
Air pollution
Cardiac rhythm
Epidemiology
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator
גישה מקוונת:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-020-00622-w

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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-020-00622-w

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