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Increased Risk of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Episodes Associated with Acute Increases in Ambient Air Pollution
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2006)
Objectives: We reported previously that 24-hr moving average ambient air pollution concentrations were positively associated with ventricular arrhythmias detected by implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). ICDs ...
A Case–Control Analysis of Exposure to Traffic and Acute Myocardial Infarction
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2006)
Background: Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution has been associated with an increased risk of dying from cardiopulmonary and ischemic heart disease, yet few studies have evaluated cardiovascular end points other ...
Residential Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Survival after Heart Failure
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2008)
Background: Although patients with heart failure (HF) have been identified as particularly susceptible to the acute effects of air pollution, the effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on patients with this ...