Increased Risk of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Episodes Associated with Acute Increases in Ambient Air Pollution | Zendy

David Q. Rich | Zendy; Murray A. Mittleman | Zendy; Mark S. Link | Zendy; Joel Schwartz | Zendy; Heike LuttmannGibson | Zendy; Paul J. Catalano | Zendy; Frank E. Speizer | Zendy; Diane R. Gold | Zendy; Douglas W. Dockery | Zendy

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Increased Risk of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Episodes Associated with Acute Increases in Ambient Air Pollution

Author(s) -

David Q. Rich,

Murray A. Mittleman,

Mark S. Link,

Joel Schwartz,

Heike LuttmannGibson,

Paul J. Catalano,

Frank E. Speizer,

Diane R. Gold,

Douglas W. Dockery

Publication year - 2005

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.8371

Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , nitrogen dioxide , air pollution , meteorology , chemistry , organic chemistry , physics

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 also detect paroxysmal atrial fibrillation episodes (PAF) that result in rapid ventricular rates. In this same cohort of ICD patients, we assessed the association between ambient air pollution and episodes of PAF.

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