Overt and Latent Cardiac Effects of Ozone Inhalation in Rats: Evidence for Autonomic Modulation and Increased Myocardial Vulnerability
Author(s) -
Aimen K. Farraj,
Mehdi S. Hazari,
Darrell W. Winsett,
Anthony Kulukulualani,
Alex P. Carll,
Najwa Haykal-Coates,
Christina M. Lamb,
Edwin Lappi,
Dock Terrell,
Wayne E. Cascio,
Daniel L. Costa
Publication year - 2011
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.1104244
Subject(s) - medicine , heart rate , vagal tone , heart rate variability , cardiology , inhalation , bradycardia , electrocardiography , autonomic nervous system , anesthesia , cardiac arrhythmia , atrial fibrillation , blood pressure
Ozone (O₃) is a well-documented respiratory oxidant, but increasing epidemiological evidence points to extrapulmonary effects, including positive associations between ambient O₃ concentrations and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
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