Association of Air Pollution with Increased Incidence of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias Recorded by Implanted Cardioverter Defibrillators
- 1 June 2005
- journal article
- Published by Environmental Health Perspectives in Environmental Health Perspectives
- Vol. 113 (6) , 670-674
- https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.7767
Abstract
Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated a consistent link between sudden cardiac deaths and particulate air pollution. We used implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) records of ventricular tachyarrhythmias to assess the role of air pollution as a ...Keywords
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