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Air pollution and cardiac arrhythmias: A comprehensive review

作者:Mohammad Amin Shahrbaf

关键词:Air pollution; Particulate matter; Cardiac Arrhythmia; Heart rhythm; Cardiovascular disease

发表时间:2021

发表期刊:Current Problems in Cardiology

证据类型:系统评价/Meta分析

Air pollution is the mixture of some chemical and environmental agents including dust, fumes, gases, particulate matters and biological materials which can be harmful for the environment and the human body. The increasing trend of the air pollution, especially in developing countries, may exert its detrimental effects on human health. The potentially harmful effects of air pollution on the human health has been recognized and many epidemiological studies have clearly suggested the strong association between air pollution exposure and increased morbidities and mortalities. Air pollutants are classified into gaseous pollutants including carbon mono oxide (CO), nitrogen oxides, ozone (O3) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) and particulate matters (PMs). All air pollutants have destructive effects on the health systems including cardiovascular system. Many studies have demonstrated the effect of air pollutant on the occurrence of ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), sudden cardiac death, cardiac arrythmias, and peripheral arterial disease. Recently, some studies suggested that air pollution may be associated with cardiac arrhythmias. In this study, we aimed to comprehensively review the last evidences related to the association of air pollutant and cardiac arrythmias. We found that particulate matters (PM10, PM2.5, and UFP) and gaseous air pollutants can exert undesirable effects on cardiac rhythms. Short-term and long-term exposure to the air pollutants can interact with the cardiac rhythms through oxidative stress, autonomic dysfunction, coagulation dysfunction, and inflammation. It seems that particulate matters, especially PM2.5 have stronger association with cardiac arrhythmias among all air pollutants. However, future studies are needed to confirm these results.