Open AccessControlled Exposure Study of Air Pollution and T-Wave Alternans in Volunteers without Cardiovascular Disease
Author(s) -
M. Kusha,
Stéphane Massé,
Talha Farid,
Bruce Urch,
Frances Silverman,
Robert D. Brook,
Diane R. Gold,
Iqwal Mangat,
Mary Speck,
Krishnakumar Nair,
Kwaku Poku,
Chris Meyer,
Murray A. Mittleman,
Gregory A. Wellenius,
Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1104171
Subject(s) - t wave alternans , medicine , cardiology , qrs complex , ozone , sudden cardiac death , meteorology , physics
Epidemiological studies have assessed T-wave alternans (TWA) as a possible mechanism of cardiac arrhythmias related to air pollution in high-risk subjects and have reported associations with increased TWA magnitude.
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