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Li G, Aboubakri O, Soleimani S, Maleki A, Rezaee R, Safari M, Goudarzi G, Fatehi F. Estimation of PM 2.5 using high-resolution satellite data and its mortality risk in an area of Iran. Int J Environ Health Res 2024:1-13. [PMID: 38461371 DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2024.2325629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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Satellite-based exposure of fine particulate matters has been seldom used as a predictor of mortality. PM2.5 was predicted using Aerosol Optical Depths (AOD) through a two-stage regression model. The predicted PM2.5 was corrected for the bias using two approaches. We estimated the impact by two different scenarios of PM2.5 in the model. We statistically found different distributions of the predicted PM2.5 over the region. Compared to the reference value (5 µg/m3), 90th and 95th percentiles had significant adverse effect on total mortality (RR 90th percentile:1.45; CI 95%: 1.08-1.95 and RR 95th percentile:1.53; CI 95%: 1.11-2.1). Nearly 1050 deaths were attributed to any range of the air pollution (unhealthy range), of which more than half were attributed to high concentration range. Given the adverse effect of extreme values compared to the both scenarios, more efforts are suggested to define local-specific reference values and preventive strategies.
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- Guoxing Li
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University, School of Public Health, Beijing, China
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- Environmental Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Environmental Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Environmental Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Environmental Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Center for Climate Change and Health Research (CCCHR), Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran
- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Public Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
- Air Pollution and Respiratory Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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Baheti B, Chen G, Ding Z, Wu R, Zhang C, Zhou L, Liu X, Song X, Wang C. Residential greenness alleviated the adverse associations of long-term exposure to ambient PM 1 with cardiac conduction abnormalities in rural adults. Environ Res 2023; 237:116862. [PMID: 37574100 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ambient air pollution was linked to elevated risks of adverse cardiovascular events, and alterations in electrophysiological properties of the heart might be potential pathways. However, there is still lacking research exploring the associations between PM1 exposure and cardiac conduction parameters. Additionally, the interactive effects of PM1 and residential greenness on cardiac conduction parameters in resource-limited areas remain unknown. METHODS A total of 27483 individuals were enrolled from the Henan Rural Cohort study. Cardiac conduction parameters were tested by 12-lead electrocardiograms. Concentrations of PM1 were evaluated by satellite-based spatiotemporal models. Levels of residential greenness were assessed using Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) and Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). Logistic regression models and restricted cubic splines were fitted to explore the associations of PM1 and residential greenness exposure with cardiac conduction abnormalities risk, and the interaction plot method was performed to visualize their interaction effects. RESULTS The 3-year median concentration of PM1 was 56.47 (2.55) μg/m3, the adjusted odds rate (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for abnormal HR, PR, QRS, and QTc interval risk in response to 1 μg/m3 increase in PM1 were 1.064 (1.044, 1.085), 1.037 (1.002, 1.074), 1.061 (1.044, 1.077) and 1.046 (1.028, 1.065), respectively. Participants exposure to higher levels of PM1 had increased risks of abnormal HR (OR = 1.221, 95%CI: 1.144, 1.303), PR (OR = 1.061, 95%CI: 0.940, 1.196), QRS (OR = 1.225, 95%CI: 1.161, 1.294) and QTc interval (OR = 1.193, 95%CI: 1.121, 1.271) compared with lower levels of PM1. Negative interactive effects of exposure to PM1 and residential greenness on abnormal HR, QRS, and QTc intervals were observed (Pfor interaction < 0.05). CONCLUSION Long-term PM1 exposure was associated with elevated cardiac conduction abnormalities risks, and this adverse association might be mitigated by residential greenness to some extent. These findings emphasize that controlling PM1 pollution and increasing greenness levels might be effective strategies to reduce cardiovascular disease burdens in resource-limited areas.
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- Bota Baheti
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Physical Examination Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China; NHC Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China.
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Dahlquist M, Frykman V, Hollenberg J, Jonsson M, Stafoggia M, Wellenius GA, Ljungman PLS. Short-Term Ambient Air Pollution Exposure and Risk of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Sweden: A Nationwide Case-Crossover Study. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e030456. [PMID: 37818697 PMCID: PMC10727387 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.030456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
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Background Air pollution is one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular disease globally, but its association with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest at low air pollution levels is unclear. This nationwide study in Sweden aims to investigate if air pollution is associated with a higher risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in an area with relatively low air pollution levels. Methods and Results This study was a nationwide time-stratified case-crossover study investigating the association between short-term air pollution exposures and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest using data from the SRCR (Swedish Registry for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) between 2009 and 2019. Daily air pollution levels were estimated in 1×1-km grids for all of Sweden using a satellite-based machine learning model. The association between daily air pollutant levels and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was quantified using conditional logistic regression adjusted for daily air temperature. Particulate matter <2.5 μm exposure was associated with a higher risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest among a total of 29 604 cases. In a multipollutant model, the association was most pronounced for intermediate daily lags, with an increased relative risk of 6.2% (95% CI, 1.0-11.8) per 10 μg/m3 increase of particulate matter <2.5 μm 4 days before the event. A similar pattern of association was observed for particulate matter <10 μm. No clear association was observed for O3 and NO2. Conclusions Short-term exposure to air pollution was associated with higher risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The findings add to the evidence of an adverse effect of particulate matter on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, even at very low levels below current regulatory standards.
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- Marcus Dahlquist
- Institute of Environmental MedicineKarolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
- Department of CardiologyDanderyd University HospitalSweden
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- Department of CardiologyDanderyd University HospitalSweden
- Department of Clinical SciencesDanderyd University Hospital, Karolinska InstitutetDanderydSweden
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- Center for Resuscitation Science, Department of Clinical Science and Education, SödersjukhusetKarolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
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- Center for Resuscitation Science, Department of Clinical Science and Education, SödersjukhusetKarolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
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- Institute of Environmental MedicineKarolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
- Department of EpidemiologyLazio Region Health ServiceRoma 1Italy
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- Department of Environmental HealthBoston University School of Public HealthMAUSA
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- Institute of Environmental MedicineKarolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
- Department of CardiologyDanderyd University HospitalSweden
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Pan Z, Han X, Cao M, Guo J, Huang D, Sun W, Mi J, Liu Y, Xue T, Guan T. Short-term exposure to ozone and ECG abnormalities in China: A nationwide longitudinal study. J Hazard Mater 2023; 459:132290. [PMID: 37595468 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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Ambient ozone (O3) pollution has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. However, few studies have addressed the effect of O3 exposure on electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities, a subclinical indicator of early damage to the cardiovascular system. This study aimed to examine the association between short-term exposure to O3 and ECG abnormalities. We included 102,027 visits of 47,290 participants over 40 years old who had a normal ECG at baseline and then visited again at least once from the China National Stroke Screening Survey (CNSSS). Short-term ozone exposure concentrations were measured as averages of maximum daily 8-h O3 concentrations over the two weeks prior to ECG measurements. The generalized estimation equations models were used to evaluate the association between O3 exposure and ECG abnormalities. For every 10 µg/m3 increment in short-term O3 concentration, the odds ratio of any ECG abnormality was 1.055 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.045-1.064). For ECG-diagnosed cardiac arrhythmia, the odds ratio was 1.062 (95% CI 1.052-1.072). A nonlinear analysis showed a sublinear relationship between O3 exposure and risk for ECG abnormalities. The association between O3 exposure and ECG abnormalities varied by subpopulation. Our study provided new epidemiological evidence on the association between short-term O3 exposure and ECG abnormalities. There is an urgent need to control ambient O3 pollution to prevent cardiovascular events.
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- Zhaoyang Pan
- School of Health Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Health Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Health Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Cardiology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China; Medical Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Health Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Health Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Health Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- School of Health Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health/ National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Advanced Institute of Information Technology, Peking university, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- School of Health Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
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Ding Z, Chen G, Zhang L, Baheti B, Wu R, Liao W, Liu X, Hou J, Mao Z, Guo Y, Wang C. Residential greenness and cardiac conduction abnormalities: epidemiological evidence and an explainable machine learning modeling study. Chemosphere 2023; 339:139671. [PMID: 37517666 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies indicated the beneficial influence of residential greenness on cardiovascular disease (CVD), however, the association of residential greenness with cardiac conduction performance remains unclear. This study aims to examine the epidemiological associations between residential greenness and cardiac conduction abnormalities in rural residents, simultaneously exploring the role of residential greenness for cardiac health in an explainable machine learning modeling study. METHODS A total of 27,294 participants were derived from the Henan Rural Cohort. Two satellite-based indices, the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and the enhanced vegetation index (EVI), were used to estimate residential greenness. Independent and combined associations of residential greenness indices and physical activities with electrocardiogram (ECG) parameter abnormalities were evaluated using the logistic regression model and generalized linear model. The Gradient Boosting Machine (GBM) and the SHapely Additive exPlanations (SHAP) were employed in the modeling study. RESULTS The odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for QRS interval, heart rate (HR), QTc interval, and PR interval abnormalities with per interquartile range in NDVI were 0.896 (0.873-0.920), 0.955 (0.926-0.986), 1.015 (0.984-1.047), and 0.986 (0.929-1.045), respectively. Furthermore, the participants with higher physical activities plus residential greenness (assessed by EVI) were related to a 1.049-fold (1.017-1.081) and 1.298-fold (1.245-1.354) decreased risk for abnormal QRS interval and HR. Similar results were also observed in the sensitivity analysis. The NDVI ranked fifth (SHAP mean value 0.116) in the analysis for QRS interval abnormality risk in the modeling study. CONCLUSION A higher level of residential greenness was significantly associated with cardiac conduction abnormalities. This effect might be strengthened in residents with more physical activities. This study indicated the cruciality of environmental greenness to cardiac functions and also contributed to refining preventive medicine and greenness design strategies.
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- Zhongao Ding
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Climate, Air Quality Research Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Software Engineering, School of Computer and Artificial Intelligence, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China; Climate, Air Quality Research Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China; NHC Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China.
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Fan YY, Chu C, Zhang YT, Zhao K, Liang LX, Huang JW, Zhou JX, Guo LH, Wu LY, Lin LZ, Liu RQ, Feng W, Dong GH, Zhao X. Environmental pollutant pre- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are associated with electrocardiogram parameters disorder in adults. J Hazard Mater 2023; 458:131832. [PMID: 37336106 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 05/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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Environmental pollutants exposure might disrupt cardiac function, but evidence about the associations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) exposure and cardiac conduction system remains sparse. To explore the associations between serum PFASs exposure and electrocardiogram (ECG) parameters changes in adults, we recruited 1229 participants (mean age: 55.1 years) from communities of Guangzhou, China. 13 serum PFASs with detection rate > 85% were analyzed finally. We selected 6 ECG parameters [heart rate (HR), PR interval, QRS duration, Bazett heart rate-corrected QT interval (QTc), QRS electric axis and RV5 + SV1 voltage] as outcomes. Generalized linear models (GLMs) and Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) model were conducted to explore the associations of individual and joint PFASs exposure and ECG parameters changes, respectively. We detected significant associations of PFASs exposure with decreased HR, QRS duration, but with increased PR interval. For example, at the 95th percentile of 6:2 Cl-PFESA, HR and QRS duration were - 6.98 [95% confidence interval (CI): - 9.07, - 4.90] and - 6.54(95% CI: -9.05, -4.03) lower, but PR interval was 7.35 (95% CI: 3.52, 11.17) longer than those at the 25th percentile. Similarly, significant joint associations were observed in HR, PR interval and QRS duration when analyzed by BKMR model.
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- Yuan-Yuan Fan
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510440, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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Nan N, Yan Z, Zhang Y, Chen R, Qin G, Sang N. Overview of PM 2.5 and health outcomes: Focusing on components, sources, and pollutant mixture co-exposure. Chemosphere 2023; 323:138181. [PMID: 36806809 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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PM2.5 varies in source and composition over time and space as a complicated mixture. Consequently, the health effects caused by PM2.5 varies significantly over time and generally exhibit significant regional variations. According to numerous studies, a notable relationship exists between PM2.5 and the occurrence of many diseases, such as respiratory, cardiovascular, and nervous system diseases, as well as cancer. Therefore, a comprehensive understanding of the effect of PM2.5 on human health is critical. The toxic effects of various PM2.5 components, as well as the overall toxicity of PM2.5 are discussed in this review to provide a foundation for precise PM2.5 emission control. Furthermore, this review summarizes the synergistic effect of PM2.5 and other pollutants, which can be used to draft effective policies.
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- Nan Nan
- College of Environment and Resource, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030006, PR China
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- College of Environment and Resource, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030006, PR China
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- College of Environment and Resource, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030006, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Occupational Safety and Health, Institute of Urban Safety and Environmental Science, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing, 100054, PR China; Beijing City University, Beijing, 11418, PR China.
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- College of Environment and Resource, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030006, PR China.
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- College of Environment and Resource, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030006, PR China
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Mirowsky JE, Carraway MS, Dhingra R, Tong H, Neas L, Diaz-Sanchez D, Cascio WE, Case M, Crooks JL, Hauser ER, Dowdy ZE, Kraus WE, Devlin RB. Exposures to low-levels of fine particulate matter are associated with acute changes in heart rate variability, cardiac repolarization, and circulating blood lipids in coronary artery disease patients. Environ Res 2022; 214:113768. [PMID: 35780850 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Exposure to air pollution is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, disease risk factors, and mortality. Specifically, particulate matter (PM), and to some extent ozone, are contributors to these effects. In addition, exposures to these pollutants may be especially dangerous for susceptible populations. In this repeated-visit panel study, cardiovascular markers were collected from thirteen male participants with stable coronary artery disease. For 0-4 days prior to the health measurement collections, daily concentrations of fine PM (PM2.5) and ozone were obtained from local central monitoring stations located near the participant's homes. Then, single (PM2.5) and two-pollutant (PM2.5 and ozone) models were used to assess whether there were short-term changes in cardiovascular health markers. Per interquartile range increase in PM2.5, there were decrements in several heart rate variability metrics, including the standard deviation of the normal-to-normal intervals (lag 3, -5.8%, 95% confidence interval (CI) = -11.5, 0.3) and root-mean squared of successive differences (five day moving average, -8.1%, 95% CI = -15.0, -0.7). In addition, increases in PM2.5 were also associated with changes in P complexity (lag 1, 4.4%, 95% CI = 0.5, 8.5), QRS complexity (lag 1, 4.9%, 95% CI = 1.4, 8.5), total cholesterol (five day moving average, -2.1%, 95% CI = -4.1, -0.1), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (lag 2, -1.6%, 95% CI = -3.1, -0.1). Comparisons to our previously published work on ozone were conducted. We found that ozone affected inflammation and endothelial function, whereas PM2.5 influenced heart rate variability, repolarization, and lipids. All the health changes from these two studies were found at concentrations below the United States Environmental Protection Agency's National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Our results imply clear differences in the cardiovascular outcomes observed with exposure to the two ubiquitous air pollutants PM2.5 and ozone; this observation suggests different mechanisms of toxicity for these exposures.
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- Jaime E Mirowsky
- Department of Chemistry, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, USA; Curriculum in Toxicology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA; Cooperative Studies Program Epidemiology Center, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Shi W, Chen C, Cui Q, Deng F, Yang B, Cao Y, Zhao F, Zhang Y, Du P, Wang J, Li T, Tang S, Shi X. Sleep disturbance exacerbates the cardiac conduction abnormalities induced by persistent heavy ambient fine particulate matter pollution: A multi-center cross-sectional study. Sci Total Environ 2022; 838:156472. [PMID: 35660605 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure and sleep disturbance have been significantly associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes, however, the combined effects of these two factors are still unclear. We conducted a multi-center cross-sectional study from November 2018 to May 2019 in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in China to investigate the potential modifying effects of sleep disturbance on associations between cardiac conduction abnormalities and PM2.5 exposure, as well as the combined effects of sleep disturbance and heavy pollution episodes, which were defined based on the PM2.5 mass concentration (≥75 μg/m3, falling in the 75th/90th percentile) and duration (1 day and ≥2 days). The sleep quality and sleep duration of all participants were evaluated using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) test was performed to measure the heart rate (HR), QRS duration (time taken for ventricular depolarization), HR corrected QT interval (time for ventricular depolarization and repolarization) and PR interval (time for atrioventricular conduction). Multivariable linear regression models were performed to evaluate the associations of PM2.5 and heavy pollution events on ECG parameters and the joint effects with sleep disturbance. We found PM2.5 exposure was independently associated with prolonged QRS and QTc intervals. Association between PM2.5 and the QTc interval was significantly stronger in participants with poor sleep quality. For each 10-μg/m3 increase in PM2.5 concentration, the QTc interval in the participants with poor sleep quality increased by 0.41 % (95 % confidence interval: 0.19, 0.64). In addition, heavy PM2.5 pollution episodes, especially extremely heavy pollution of long duration, were found to have synergistic effects with sleep disturbance on ECG parameters. Our findings provide evidence that PM2.5 exposure, especially heavy pollution episodes, may increase abnormal cardiac conduction and have a synergistic effect with sleep disturbance. Improving sleep hygiene is crucial to protect the heart health of the general population.
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- Wanying Shi
- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; School of Public Health, Baotou Medical College, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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Wongcharoen W, Uthaithummakul T, Krintratun S, Thongsujaritkul T, Wattananukorn T, Nantsupawat T, Pothirat C, Inchai J, Phrommintikul A. Effect of particulate matter 2.5 on QT dispersion in patients with chronic respiratory disease. Sci Rep 2022; 12:14054. [PMID: 35982092 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-18355-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
PM2.5 air pollutants increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias. The prolonged corrected QT interval (QTc) and QT dispersion (QTd) is common in patients with chronic airway disease and is associated with heightened risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmia. We sought to examine the effect of PM2.5 exposure on QTc and QTd in patients with chronic airway disease. We enrolled 73 patients with chronic airway disease into the study. The 12-lead ECGs were recorded during high-exposure and low-exposure periods of PM2.5. QTc and QTd were compared between 2 periods. Mean age was 70 ± 10 years. Mean FEV1/FVC was 63 ± 14%. There was no difference in QTc between PM2.5 high-exposure and low-exposure periods. However, QTd was significantly increased during PM2.5 high-exposure compared to low-exposure periods in male patients (43.5 ± 15.0 vs. 38.2 ± 12.1 ms, P = 0.044) but no difference was found in females. We found that patients who worked mostly indoor had less QTd than those working outdoor during PM2.5 low-exposure period. In addition, those who wore face mask tended to have less QTd during low-exposure period than those who did not. High PM2.5 exposure increased QTd in male patients with chronic airway disease. Working indoors and wearing face mask were associated with less QTd.
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Lung SCC, Thi Hien T, Cambaliza MOL, Hlaing OMT, Oanh NTK, Latif MT, Lestari P, Salam A, Lee SY, Wang WCV, Tsou MCM, Cong-Thanh T, Cruz MT, Tantrakarnapa K, Othman M, Roy S, Dang TN, Agustian D. Research Priorities of Applying Low-Cost PM 2.5 Sensors in Southeast Asian Countries. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:ijerph19031522. [PMID: 35162543 PMCID: PMC8835170 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19031522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The low-cost and easy-to-use nature of rapidly developed PM2.5 sensors provide an opportunity to bring breakthroughs in PM2.5 research to resource-limited countries in Southeast Asia (SEA). This review provides an evaluation of the currently available literature and identifies research priorities in applying low-cost sensors (LCS) in PM2.5 environmental and health research in SEA. The research priority is an outcome of a series of participatory workshops under the umbrella of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project–Monsoon Asia and Oceania Networking Group (IGAC–MANGO). A literature review and research prioritization are conducted with a transdisciplinary perspective of providing useful scientific evidence in assisting authorities in formulating targeted strategies to reduce severe PM2.5 pollution and health risks in this region. The PM2.5 research gaps that could be filled by LCS application are identified in five categories: source evaluation, especially for the distinctive sources in the SEA countries; hot spot investigation; peak exposure assessment; exposure–health evaluation on acute health impacts; and short-term standards. The affordability of LCS, methodology transferability, international collaboration, and stakeholder engagement are keys to success in such transdisciplinary PM2.5 research. Unique contributions to the international science community and challenges with LCS application in PM2.5 research in SEA are also discussed.
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- Shih-Chun Candice Lung
- Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan; (S.-Y.L.); (W.-C.V.W.); (M.-C.M.T.)
- Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-2-27875908
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- Faculty of Environment, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam; (T.T.H.); (T.C.-T.)
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City 1108, Philippines;
- Air Quality Dynamics Laboratory, Manila Observatory, Quezon City 1108, Philippines;
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- Environmental Engineering and Management, SERD, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand;
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- Department of Earth Sciences and Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia;
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- Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung 40132, Indonesia;
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh; (A.S.); (S.R.)
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- Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan; (S.-Y.L.); (W.-C.V.W.); (M.-C.M.T.)
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- Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan; (S.-Y.L.); (W.-C.V.W.); (M.-C.M.T.)
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- Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan; (S.-Y.L.); (W.-C.V.W.); (M.-C.M.T.)
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- Faculty of Environment, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam; (T.T.H.); (T.C.-T.)
- College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand;
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- Institute for Environment and Development (Lestari), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia;
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh; (A.S.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh 700000, Vietnam;
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung 40171, Indonesia;
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Liu L, Zhu Y, Xu H, Wang Y, Wang T, Zhao Q, Zhang Y, Chen J, Liu S, Yi T, Wu R, Liu S, Song X, Li J, Huang W. Short-term exposure to ambient ozone associated with cardiac arrhythmias in healthy adults. Global Health Journal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.glohj.2022.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Tsou MCM, Lung SCC, Cheng CH. Demonstrating the Applicability of Smartwatches in PM 2.5 Health Impact Assessment. Sensors (Basel) 2021; 21:s21134585. [PMID: 34283134 PMCID: PMC8271904 DOI: 10.3390/s21134585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Smartwatches are being increasingly used in research to monitor heart rate (HR). However, it is debatable whether the data from smartwatches are of high enough quality to be applied in assessing the health impacts of air pollutants. The objective of this study was to assess whether smartwatches are useful complements to certified medical devices for assessing PM2.5 health impacts. Smartwatches and medical devices were used to measure HR for 7 and 2 days consecutively, respectively, for 49 subjects in 2020 in Taiwan. Their associations with PM2.5 from low-cost sensing devices were assessed. Good correlations in HR were found between smartwatches and certified medical devices (rs > 0.6, except for exercise, commuting, and worshipping). The health damage coefficients obtained from smartwatches (0.282% increase per 10 μg/m3 increase in PM2.5) showed the same direction, with a difference of only 8.74% in magnitude compared to those obtained from certified medical devices. Additionally, with large sample sizes, the health impacts during high-intensity activities were assessed. Our work demonstrates that smartwatches are useful complements to certified medical devices in PM2.5 health assessment, which can be replicated in developing countries.
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- Ming-Chien Mark Tsou
- Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan; (M.-C.M.T.); (C.-H.C.)
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- Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan; (M.-C.M.T.); (C.-H.C.)
- Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-2-2787-5908; Fax: +886-2-2783-3584
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- Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan; (M.-C.M.T.); (C.-H.C.)
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Du X, Zhang Y, Liu C, Fang J, Zhao F, Chen C, Du P, Wang Q, Wang J, Shi W, van Donkelaar A, Martin RV, Bachwenkizi J, Chen R, Li T, Kan H, Shi X. Fine particulate matter constituents and sub-clinical outcomes of cardiovascular diseases: A multi-center study in China. Sci Total Environ 2021; 759:143555. [PMID: 33189387 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Limited evidence is available on the associations of long-term exposure to various fine particulate matter (PM2.5) constituents with sub-clinical outcomes of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in China. OBJECTIVES We aimed to explore the associations of PM2.5 and its constituents with blood pressure (BP), fasting glucose, and cardiac electrophysiological (ECG) properties based on a national survey of 5852 Chinese adults, who participated in the Sub-Clinical Outcome of Polluted Air study, from July 2017 to March 2019. METHODS Annual residential exposure to PM2.5 and its constituents of each subject was predicted by a satellite-based mode. We assessed the associations between five main constituents [organic matter (OM), black carbon (BC), sulfate (SO42-), nitrate (NO3-), ammonium (NH4+)] of PM2.5 and systolic BP (SBP), diastolic BP (DBP), fasting glucose, and ECG measurements (PR, QRS, QT, and QTc interval) using multivariable linear regression models. RESULTS Long-term PM2.5 exposure was significantly associated with increased levels of fasting glucose, DBP, and ECG measurements. An IQR increase in OM (8.2 μg/m3) showed considerably stronger associations with an elevated fasting glucose of 0.39 mmol/L (95%CI confidence interval: 0.28, 0.49) compared with other PM2.5 constituents. Meanwhile, an IQR increase in NO3-, NH4+ and OM had stronger associations with DBP and ECG parameters compared with BC and SO42-. CONCLUSIONS This nationwide multi-center study in China indicated that some constituents (i.e., OM, NO3-, and NH4+) might be mainly responsible for the association of PM2.5 with sub-clinical outcomes of CVD including BP, fasting glucose, and ECG measurements.
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- Xihao Du
- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education, NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education, NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, B3H 4R2 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, B3H 4R2 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education, NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education, NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China.
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education, NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Center for Children's Health, Shanghai, China.
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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Tong H, Snow SJ, Chen H, Schladweiler MC, Carswell G, Chorley B, Kodavanti UP. Fish oil and olive oil-enriched diets alleviate acute ozone-induced cardiovascular effects in rats. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2020; 409:115296. [PMID: 33091443 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2020.115296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Fish oil (FO) and olive oil (OO) supplementations attenuate the cardiovascular responses to inhaled concentrated ambient particles in human volunteers. This study was designed to examine the cardiovascular effects of ozone (O3) exposure and the efficacy of FO and OO-enriched diets in attenuating the cardiovascular effects from O3 exposure in rats. Rats were fed either a normal diet (ND), a diet enriched with 6% FO or OO starting at 4 weeks of age. Eight weeks following the start of these diet, animals were exposed to filtered air (FA) or 0.8 ppm O3, 4 h/day for 2 consecutive days. Immediately after exposure, cardiac function was measured as the indices of left-ventricular developed pressure (LVDP) and contractility (dP/dtmax and dP/dtmin) before ischemia. In addition, selective microRNAs (miRNAs) of inflammation, endothelial function, and cardiac function were assessed in cardiac tissues to examine the molecular alterations of diets and O3 exposure. Pre-ischemic LVDP and dP/dtmax were lower after O3 exposure in rats fed ND but not FO and OO. Cardiac miRNAs expressions were altered by both diet and O3 exposure. Specifically, O3-induced up-regulation of miR-150-5p and miR-208a-5p were attenuated by FO and/or OO. miR-21 was up-regulated by both FO and OO after O3 exposure. This study demonstrated that O3-induced cardiovascular responses appear to be blunted by FO and OO diets. O3-induced alterations in miRNAs linked to inflammation, cardiac function, and endothelial dysfunction support these pathways are involved, and dietary supplementation with FO or OO may alleviate these adverse cardiovascular effects in rats.
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- Haiyan Tong
- Public Health and Integrated Toxicology Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, United States.
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- Public Health and Integrated Toxicology Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, United States
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- Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, United States.
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- Public Health and Integrated Toxicology Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, United States.
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- Biomolecular and Computational Toxicology Division, Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, United States.
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- Biomolecular and Computational Toxicology Division, Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, United States.
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- Public Health and Integrated Toxicology Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, United States.
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Cao H, Li B, Peng W, Pan L, Cui Z, Zhao W, Zhang H, Tang N, Niu K, Sun J, Han X, Wang Z, Liu K, He H, Cao Y, Xu Z, Shan A, Meng G, Sun Y, Guo C, Liu X, Xie Y, Wen F, Shan G, Zhang L. Associations of long-term exposure to ambient air pollution with cardiac conduction abnormalities in Chinese adults: The CHCN-BTH cohort study. Environ Int 2020; 143:105981. [PMID: 32738766 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Evidence regarding the effects of long-term and high-level ambient air pollution exposure on cardiac conduction systems remains sparse. OBJECTIVES To investigate the associations of long-term exposure to air pollution and cardiac conduction abnormalities in Chinese adults and explore the susceptibility characteristics. METHODS In 2017, a total of 27,047 participants aged 18-80 years were recruited from the baseline survey of the Cohort Study on Chronic Disease of Communities Natural Population in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei (CHCN-BTH). The three year (2014-2016) average pollutant concentrations were assessed by a spatial statistical model for PM2.5 and air monitoring stations for PM10, SO2, NO2, O3 and CO. Residential proximity to a roadway was calculated by neighborhood analysis. Associations were estimated by two-level generalized linear mixed models. Stratified analyses related to demographic characteristics, health behaviors, and cardiometabolic risk factors were performed. Two-pollutant models were used to evaluate the possible role of single pollutants. RESULTS We detected significant associations of long-term air pollutant exposure with increased heart rate (HR), QRS and QTc, such that an interquartile range increase in PM2.5 was associated with 3.63% (95% CI: 3.07%, 4.19%), 1.21% (95% CI: 0.83%, 1.60%), and 0.13% (95% CI: 0.07%, 0.18%) changes in HR, QRS and QTc, respectively. Compared to the other pollutants, the estimates of PM2.5 remained the most stable across all two-pollutant models. Similarly, significant associations were observed between living closer to a major roadway and higher HR, QRS and QTc. Stratified analyses showed generally greater association estimates in older people, males, smokers, alcohol drinkers, and those with obesity, hypertension and diabetes. CONCLUSIONS Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution was associated with cardiac conduction abnormalities in Chinese adults, especially in older people, males, smokers, alcohol drinkers, and those with cardiometabolic risk factors. PM2.5 may be the most stable pollutant to reflect the associations.
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- Han Cao
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Control, Hebei Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Control, Chaoyang District Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China
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- Health Management Center, Beijing Aerospace General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Institute and School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Control, Hebei Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Control, Chaoyang District Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China
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- Health Management Center, Beijing Aerospace General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Control, Hebei Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Control, Chaoyang District Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Institute and School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing, China.
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Gallo E, Folino F, Buja G, Zanotto G, Bottigliengo D, Comoretto R, Marras E, Allocca G, Vaccari D, Gasparini G, Bertaglia E, Zoppo F, Calzolari V, Nangah Suh R, Ignatiuk B, Lanera C, Benassi A, Gregori D, Iliceto S. Daily Exposure to Air Pollution Particulate Matter Is Associated with Atrial Fibrillation in High-Risk Patients. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:E6017. [PMID: 32824908 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17176017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Several epidemiological studies found an association between acute exposure to fine particulate matter of less than 2.5 μm and 10 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5 and PM10) and cardiovascular diseases, ventricular fibrillation incidence and mortality. The effects of pollution on atrial fibrillation (AF) beyond the first several hours of exposure remain controversial. A total of 145 patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (ICD-CRT), or pacemakers were enrolled in this multicentric prospective study. Daily levels of PM2.5 and PM10 were collected from monitoring stations within 20 km of the patient’s residence. A Firth Logistic Regression model was used to evaluate the association between AF and daily exposure to PM2.5 and PM10. Exposure levels to PM2.5 and PM10 were moderate, being above the World Health Organization (WHO) PM2.5 and PM10 thresholds of 25 μg/m3 and 50 μg/m3, respectively, on 26% and 18% of the follow-up days. An association was found between daily levels of PM2.5 and PM10 and AF (95% confidence intervals (CIs) of 1.34–2.40 and 1.44–4.28, respectively) for an increase of 50 µg/m3 above the WHO threshold. Daily exposure to moderate PM2.5 and PM10 levels is associated with AF in patients who are not prone to AF.
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Rich DQ, Frampton MW, Balmes JR, Bromberg PA, Arjomandi M, Hazucha MJ, Thurston SW, Alexis NE, Ganz P, Zareba W, Koutrakis P, Thevenet-Morrison K. Multicenter Ozone Study in oldEr Subjects (MOSES): Part 2. Effects of Personal and Ambient Concentrations of Ozone and Other Pollutants on Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Function. Res Rep Health Eff Inst 2020; 2020:1-90. [PMID: 32239870 PMCID: PMC7325421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The Multicenter Ozone Study of oldEr Subjects (MOSES) was a multi-center study evaluating whether short-term controlled exposure of older, healthy individuals to low levels of ozone (O3) induced acute changes in cardiovascular biomarkers. In MOSES Part 1 (MOSES 1), controlled O3 exposure caused concentration-related reductions in lung function with evidence of airway inflammation and injury, but without convincing evidence of effects on cardiovascular function. However, subjects' prior exposures to indoor and outdoor air pollution in the few hours and days before each MOSES controlled O3 exposure may have independently affected the study biomarkers and/or modified biomarker responses to the MOSES controlled O3 exposures. METHODS MOSES 1 was conducted at three clinical centers (University of California San Francisco, University of North Carolina, and University of Rochester Medical Center) and included healthy volunteers 55 to 70 years of age. Consented participants who successfully completed the screening and training sessions were enrolled in the study. All three clinical centers adhered to common standard operating procedures and used common tracking and data forms. Each subject was scheduled to participate in a total of 11 visits: screening visit, training visit, and three sets of exposure visits consisting of the pre-exposure day, the exposure day, and the post-exposure day. After completing the pre-exposure day, subjects spent the night in a nearby hotel. On exposure days, the subjects were exposed for 3 hours in random order to 0 ppb O3 (clean air), 70 ppb O3, and 120 ppm O3. During the exposure period the subjects alternated between 15 minutes of moderate exercise and 15 minutes of rest. A suite of cardiovascular and pulmonary endpoints was measured on the day before, the day of, and up to 22 hours after each exposure. In MOSES Part 2 (MOSES 2), we used a longitudinal panel study design, cardiopulmonary biomarker data from MOSES 1, passive cumulative personal exposure samples (PES) of O3 and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the 72 hours before the pre-exposure visit, and hourly ambient air pollution and weather measurements in the 96 hours before the pre-exposure visit. We used mixed-effects linear regression and evaluated whether PES O3 and NO2 and these ambient pollutant concentrations in the 96 hours before the pre-exposure visit confounded the MOSES 1 controlled O3 exposure effects on the pre- to post-exposure biomarker changes (Aim 1), whether they modified these pre- to post-exposure biomarker responses to the controlled O3 exposures (Aim 2), whether they were associated with changes in biomarkers measured at the pre-exposure visit or morning of the exposure session (Aim 3), and whether they were associated with differences in the pre- to post-exposure biomarker changes independently of the controlled O3 exposures (Aim 4). RESULTS Ambient pollutant concentrations at each site were low and were regularly below the National Ambient Air Quality Standard levels. In Aim 1, the controlled O3 exposure effects on the pre- to post-exposure biomarker differences were little changed when PES or ambient pollutant concentrations in the previous 96 hours were included in the model, suggesting these were not confounders of the controlled O3 exposure/biomarker difference associations. In Aim 2, effects of MOSES controlled O3 exposures on forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) were modified by ambient NO2 and carbon monoxide (CO), and PES NO2, with reductions in FEV1 and FVC observed only when these concentrations were "Medium" or "High" in the 72 hours before the pre-exposure visit. There was no such effect modification of the effect of controlled O3 exposure on any other cardiopulmonary biomarker. As hypothesized for Aim 3, increased ambient O3 concentrations were associated with decreased pre-exposure heart rate variability (HRV). For example, high frequency (HF) HRV decreased in association with increased ambient O3 concentrations in the 96 hours before the pre-exposure visit (-0.460 ln[ms2]; 95% CI, -0.743 to -0.177 for each 10.35-ppb increase in O3; P = 0.002). However, in Aim 4 these increases in ambient O3 were also associated with increases in HF and low frequency (LF) HRV from pre- to post-exposure, likely reflecting a "recovery" of HRV during the MOSES O3 exposure sessions. Similar patterns across Aims 3 and 4 were observed for LF (the other primary HRV marker), and standard deviation of normal-to-normal sinus beat intervals (SDNN) and root mean square of successive differences in normal-to-normal sinus beat intervals (RMSSD) (secondary HRV markers). Similar Aim 3 and Aim 4 patterns were observed for FEV1 and FVC in association with increases in ambient PM with an aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5 μm (PM2.5), CO, and NO2 in the 96 hours before the pre-exposure visit. For Aim 3, small decreases in pre-exposure FEV1 were significantly associated with interquartile range (IQR) increases in PM2.5 concentrations in the 1 hour before the pre-exposure visit (-0.022 L; 95% CI, -0.037 to -0.006; P = 0.007), CO in the 3 hours before the pre-exposure visit (-0.046 L; 95% CI, -0.076 to -0.016; P = 0.003), and NO2 in the 72 hours before the pre-exposure visit (-0.030 L; 95% CI, -0.052 to -0.008; P = 0.007). However, FEV1 was not associated with ambient O3 or sulfur dioxide (SO2), or PES O3 or NO2 (Aim 3). For Aim 4, increased FEV1 across the exposure session (post-exposure minus pre-exposure) was marginally significantly associated with each 4.1-ppb increase in PES O3 concentration (0.010 L; 95% CI, 0.004 to 0.026; P = 0.010), as well as ambient PM2.5 and CO at all lag times. FVC showed similar associations, with patterns of decreased pre-exposure FVC associated with increased PM2.5, CO, and NO2 at most lag times, and increased FVC across the exposure session also associated with increased concentrations of the same pollutants, reflecting a similar recovery. However, increased pollutant concentrations were not associated with adverse changes in pre-exposure levels or pre- to post-exposure changes in biomarkers of cardiac repolarization, ST segment, vascular function, nitrotyrosine as a measure of oxidative stress, prothrombotic state, systemic inflammation, lung injury, or sputum polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) percentage as a measure of airway inflammation. CONCLUSIONS Our previous MOSES 1 findings of controlled O3 exposure effects on pulmonary function, but not on any cardiovascular biomarker, were not confounded by ambient or personal O3 or other pollutant exposures in the 96 and 72 hours before the pre-exposure visit. Further, these MOSES 1 O3 effects were generally not modified, blunted, or lessened by these same ambient and personal pollutant exposures. However, the reductions in markers of pulmonary function by the MOSES 1 controlled O3 exposure were modified by ambient NO2 and CO, and PES NO2, with reductions observed only when these pollutant concentrations were elevated in the few hours and days before the pre-exposure visit. Increased ambient O3 concentrations were associated with reduced HRV, with "recovery" during exposure visits. Increased ambient PM2.5, NO2, and CO were associated with reduced pulmonary function, independent of the MOSES-controlled O3 exposures. Increased pollutant concentrations were not associated with pre-exposure or pre- to post-exposure changes in other cardiopulmonary biomarkers. Future controlled exposure studies should consider the effect of ambient pollutants on pre-exposure biomarker levels and whether ambient pollutants modify any health response to a controlled pollutant exposure.
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- D Q Rich
- University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- University of California at San Francisco
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- University of California at San Francisco
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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Carll AP, Salatini R, Pirela SV, Wang Y, Xie Z, Lorkiewicz P, Naeem N, Qian Y, Castranova V, Godleski JJ, Demokritou P. Inhalation of printer-emitted particles impairs cardiac conduction, hemodynamics, and autonomic regulation and induces arrhythmia and electrical remodeling in rats. Part Fibre Toxicol 2020; 17:7. [PMID: 31996220 PMCID: PMC6990551 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-019-0335-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Using engineered nanomaterial-based toners, laser printers generate aerosols with alarming levels of nanoparticles that bear high bioactivity and potential health risks. Yet, the cardiac impacts of printer-emitted particles (PEPs) are unknown. Inhalation of particulate matter (PM) promotes cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and ultra-fine particulates (< 0.1 μm aerodynamic diameter) may bear toxicity unique from larger particles. Toxicological studies suggest that PM impairs left ventricular (LV) performance; however, such investigations have heretofore required animal restraint, anesthesia, or ex vivo preparations that can confound physiologic endpoints and/or prohibit LV mechanical assessments during exposure. To assess the acute and chronic effects of PEPs on cardiac physiology, male Sprague Dawley rats were exposed to PEPs (21 days, 5 h/day) while monitoring LV pressure (LVP) and electrocardiogram (ECG) via conscious telemetry, analyzing LVP and heart rate variability (HRV) in four-day increments from exposure days 1 to 21, as well as ECG and baroreflex sensitivity. At 2, 35, and 70 days after PEPs exposure ceased, rats received stress tests. RESULTS On day 21 of exposure, PEPs significantly (P < 0.05 vs. Air) increased LV end systolic pressure (LVESP, + 18 mmHg) and rate-pressure-product (+ 19%), and decreased HRV indicating sympathetic dominance (root means squared of successive differences [RMSSD], - 21%). Overall, PEPs decreased LV ejection time (- 9%), relaxation time (- 3%), tau (- 5%), RMSSD (- 21%), and P-wave duration (- 9%). PEPs increased QTc interval (+ 5%) and low:high frequency HRV (+ 24%; all P < 0.05 vs. Air), while tending to decrease baroreflex sensitivity and contractility index (- 15% and - 3%, P < 0.10 vs. Air). Relative to Air, at both 2 and 35 days after PEPs, ventricular arrhythmias increased, and at 70 days post-exposure LVESP increased. PEPs impaired ventricular repolarization at 2 and 35 days post-exposure, but only during stress tests. At 72 days post-exposure, PEPs increased urinary dopamine 5-fold and protein expression of ventricular repolarizing channels, Kv1.5, Kv4.2, and Kv7.1, by 50%. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest exposure to PEPs increases cardiovascular risk by augmenting sympathetic influence, impairing ventricular performance and repolarization, and inducing hypertension and arrhythmia. PEPs may present significant health risks through adverse cardiovascular effects, especially in occupational settings, among susceptible individuals, and with long-term exposure.
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- Alex P. Carll
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY USA
- Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY USA
- Center for Nanotechnology and Nanotoxicology. Department of Environmental Health, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, 665 Huntington Avenue, Room 1310, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY USA
- Department of Surgery, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Nanotechnology and Nanotoxicology. Department of Environmental Health, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, 665 Huntington Avenue, Room 1310, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- Center for Nanotechnology and Nanotoxicology. Department of Environmental Health, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, 665 Huntington Avenue, Room 1310, Boston, MA 02115 USA
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences,School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY USA
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- Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY USA
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- Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY USA
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- Pathology and Physiology Research Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences/Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV USA
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- Center for Nanotechnology and Nanotoxicology. Department of Environmental Health, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, 665 Huntington Avenue, Room 1310, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- Center for Nanotechnology and Nanotoxicology. Department of Environmental Health, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, 665 Huntington Avenue, Room 1310, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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Song J, Lu M, An Z, Liu Y, Zheng L, Li Y, Chao L, Xu D, Yao S, Wu W. Estimating the acute effects of ambient ozone pollution on the premature rupture of membranes in Xinxiang, China. Chemosphere 2019; 227:191-197. [PMID: 30986601 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2018] [Revised: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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While increasing evidence suggests that ozone (O3) exposure is associated with adverse birth outcomes, only one study has focused on its impact on the premature rupture of membranes (PROM). Therefore, we thus examined the effect of O3 on PROM in Xinxiang, China, using an over-dispersed Poisson generalized additive model. Several confounding factors, including meteorological factors, temporal trends, the day of the week, and public holidays, were considered in the model. We identified a total of 3255 instances of PROM from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017, and there was a significant association between the daily maximum 8-h mean concentrations (O3-8h) and PROM. Each 10 μg/m3 increase in the 3-day average concentration (lag02) of O3-8h corresponded to an increment in PROM of 5.42% (95% CI: 1.45-9.39%). Although the results of the stratified analyses were insignificant, a few trending results were observed: stronger associations between O3 and PROM would occur in women with advanced age (≥35) or during the warm season than those in younger women (<35) or during the cool season. Our study indicates that O3 exposure is an important risk factor of PROM and should be considered in its prevention and control in the study area.
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- Jie Song
- School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, China; Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Air Pollution Health Effects and Intervention, Xinxiang, 453003, China.
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- Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, China
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- School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, China; Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Air Pollution Health Effects and Intervention, Xinxiang, 453003, China
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- National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Hebei Chest Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050041, China
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- School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, China
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- School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, China
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- National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 100021, China
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- School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, China; Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Air Pollution Health Effects and Intervention, Xinxiang, 453003, China
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- School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, China; Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Air Pollution Health Effects and Intervention, Xinxiang, 453003, China
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Xu H, Chen J, Zhao Q, Zhang Y, Wang T, Feng B, Wang Y, Liu S, Yi T, Liu S, Wu R, Zhang Q, Fang J, Song X, Rajagopalan S, Li J, Brook RD, Huang W. Ambient air pollution is associated with cardiac repolarization abnormalities in healthy adults. Environ Res 2019; 171:239-246. [PMID: 30690270 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ambient air pollution has been associated with acute cardiovascular events; however, the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. We aimed to examine the impacts of ambient air pollutants on cardiac ventricular repolarization in a highly polluted urban region. METHODS Seventy-three healthy non-smoking young adults (66% female, mean age of 23.3 ± 5.4 years) were followed with four repeated 24-h electrocardiogram recordings in 2014-2016 in Beijing, China. Continuous concentrations of ambient particulates in size fractions of 5-560 nm diameter, black carbon (BC), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and ozone (O3) were measured at a fixed-location air pollution monitoring station. Generalized linear mixed models, with adjustment for individual risk factors, time-varying factors and meteorological parameters, were used to evaluate the effects of air pollution on 5-min segments of heart rate-corrected QT interval (QTc), an index of cardiac ventricular repolarization. RESULTS During the study period, the mean levels of number concentrations of particulates in size range of 5-560 nm (PNC5-560) were 20,711 particles/cm3. Significant increases in QTc of 0.56% (95% CI: 0.27, 0.84) to 1.76% (95% CI: 0.73, 2.79) were associated with interquartile range increases in PNC50-560 at prior 1-5 moving average days. Significant increases in QTc were also associated with increases in exposures to traffic-related air pollutants (BC, NO2 and CO), a combustion pollutant SO2, and the secondary pollutant O3. The associations were stronger in participants who were male, overweight, with abdominal obesity, and with higher levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that exposures to higher levels of ambient particulates in small size fractions and traffic pollutants were associated with cardiac repolarization abnormalities in healthy adults, and the cardio-metabolic risks may modify the adverse cardiac effects attributable to air pollution.
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- Hongbing Xu
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, and Peking University Institute of Environmental Medicine, Beijing 100191, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University Medicine, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, and Peking University Institute of Environmental Medicine, Beijing 100191, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University Medicine, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, and Peking University Institute of Environmental Medicine, Beijing 100191, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University Medicine, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, and Peking University Institute of Environmental Medicine, Beijing 100191, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University Medicine, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, and Peking University Institute of Environmental Medicine, Beijing 100191, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University Medicine, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, and Peking University Institute of Environmental Medicine, Beijing 100191, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University Medicine, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Prevention and Health Care, Hospital of Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University Medicine, Beijing 100191, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University Medicine, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, and Peking University Institute of Environmental Medicine, Beijing 100191, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University Medicine, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, and Peking University Institute of Environmental Medicine, Beijing 100191, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University Medicine, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, and Peking University Institute of Environmental Medicine, Beijing 100191, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University Medicine, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, and Peking University Institute of Environmental Medicine, Beijing 100191, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University Medicine, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, and Peking University Institute of Environmental Medicine, Beijing 100191, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University Medicine, Beijing 100191, China
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, OH 10900, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University Medicine, Beijing 100191, China
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, and Peking University Institute of Environmental Medicine, Beijing 100191, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University Medicine, Beijing 100191, China.
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Kowalska M, Skrzypek M, Kowalski M, Cyrys J, Ewa N, Czech E. The Relationship between Daily Concentration of Fine Particulate Matter in Ambient Air and Exacerbation of Respiratory Diseases in Silesian Agglomeration, Poland. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019; 16:ijerph16071131. [PMID: 30934830 PMCID: PMC6479870 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16071131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The relationship between the worsening of air quality during the colder season of the year and respiratory health problems among the exposed population in many countries located in cold climates has been well documented in numerous studies. Silesian Voivodeship, a region located in southern Poland, is one of the most polluted regions in Europe. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between daily concentration of particulate matter (PM: PM2.5 and PM10) in ambient air and exacerbations of respiratory diseases during the period from 1 January 2016 to 31 August 2017 in the central agglomeration area of Silesian Voivodeship. The study results confirmed a significant increase of daily fine particulate matter concentration in ambient air during the cold season in Silesian Voivodeship with a simultaneous increase of the number of outpatient visits and hospitalizations due to respiratory diseases. The moving average concentration was better suited for the modelling of biological response as a result of PM2.5 or PM10 exposure than the temporal lag of health effects. Each increase of dose expressed in the form of moving average concentration over a longer time leads to an increase in the daily number of respiratory effects. The highest risk of hospitalization due to respiratory diseases was related to longer exposure of PM expressed by two to four weeks of exposure; outpatient visits was related to a shorter exposure duration of 3 days.
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- Małgorzata Kowalska
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.
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- Environmental Exposure Assessment Group, Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
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- Environmental Exposure Assessment Group, Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.
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Warburton DER, Bredin SSD, Shellington EM, Cole C, de Faye A, Harris J, Kim DD, Abelsohn A. A Systematic Review of the Short-Term Health Effects of Air Pollution in Persons Living with Coronary Heart Disease. J Clin Med 2019; 8:jcm8020274. [PMID: 30813506 PMCID: PMC6406357 DOI: 10.3390/jcm8020274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Revised: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Persons living with chronic medical conditions (such as coronary artery disease (CAD)) are thought to be at increased risk when exposed to air pollution. This systematic review critically evaluated the short-term health effects of air pollution in persons living with CAD. Original research articles were retrieved systematically through searching electronic databases (e.g., Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE)), cross-referencing, and the authors’ knowledge. From 2884 individual citations, 26 eligible articles were identified. The majority of the investigations (18 of 22 (82%)) revealed a negative relationship between air pollutants and cardiac function or overall health. Heart rate variability (HRV) was the primary cardiovascular outcome measure, with 10 out of 13 studies reporting at least one index of HRV being significantly affected by air pollutants. However, there was some inconsistency in the relationship between HRV and air pollutants, mediated (at least in part) by the confounding effects of beta-blocker medications. In conclusion, there is strong evidence that air pollution can have adverse effects on cardiovascular function in persons living with CAD. All persons living with CAD should be educated on how to monitor air quality, should recognize the potential risks of excessive exposure to air pollution, and be aware of strategies to mitigate these risks. Persons living with CAD should minimize their exposure to air pollution by limiting outdoor physical activity participation when the forecast air quality health index indicates increased air pollution (i.e., an increased risk).
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Affiliation(s)
- Darren E R Warburton
- Physical Activity Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Unit, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
| | - Shannon S D Bredin
- Physical Activity Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Unit, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
- Laboratory for Knowledge Mobilization, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
| | - Erin M Shellington
- Physical Activity Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Unit, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
- Laboratory for Knowledge Mobilization, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
| | - Christie Cole
- Department of Heart Wise Exercise, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4W7, Canada.
| | - Amanda de Faye
- Physical Activity Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Unit, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
- Laboratory for Knowledge Mobilization, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
| | - Jennifer Harris
- Department of Heart Wise Exercise, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4W7, Canada.
| | - David D Kim
- Physical Activity Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Unit, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
- Laboratory for Knowledge Mobilization, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
| | - Alan Abelsohn
- Department of Family and Community Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada.
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