Published April 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

Ambient air pollution is associated with cardiac repolarization abnormalities in healthy adults

  • 1. Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University Medicine, Beijing 100191 (China)
  • 2. Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, and Peking University Institute of Environmental Medicine, Beijing 100191 (China)

Description

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.

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.envres.2019.01.023;
PII
S0013935119300234;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Environmental Research
Journal Volume
171
Journal Page Range
p. 239-246
ISSN
0013-9351
CODEN
ENVRAL

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
55026134
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
ADULTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
Descriptors DEC
AGE GROUPS; DISEASES; POLLUTION

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