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1519388
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Air pollution and heart failure: Relationship with the ejection fraction
Author(s)
Dominguez-Rodriguez, A; Abreu-Afonso, J; Rodríguez, S; Juarez-Prera, RA; Arroyo-Ucar, E; Gonzalez, Y; Abreu-Gonzalez, P; Avanzas, P
Year
2013
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
World Journal of Cardiology
ISSN:
1949-8462
Volume
5
Issue
3
Page Numbers
49-53
Language
English
PMID
23538391
DOI
10.4330/wjc.v5.i3.49
Abstract
AIM:
To study whether the concentrations of particulate matter in ambient air are associated with hospital admission due to heart failure in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and reduced ejection fraction.
METHODS:
We studied 353 consecutive patients admitted into a tertiary care hospital with a diagnosis of heart failure. Patients with ejection fraction of ≥ 45% were classified as having heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and those with an ejection fraction of < 45% were classified as having heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. We determined the average concentrations of different sizes of particulate matter (< 10, < 2.5, and < 1 μm) and the concentrations of gaseous pollutants (carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and ozone) from 1 d up to 7 d prior to admission.
RESULTS:
The heart failure with preserved ejection fraction population was exposed to higher nitrogen dioxide concentrations compared to the heart failure with reduced ejection fraction population (12.95 ± 8.22 μg/m(3) vs 4.50 ± 2.34 μg/m(3), P < 0.0001). Multivariate analysis showed that nitrogen dioxide was a significant predictor of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (odds ratio ranging from (1.403, 95%CI: 1.003-2.007, P = 0.04) to (1.669, 95%CI: 1.043-2.671, P = 0.03).
CONCLUSION:
This study demonstrates that short-term nitrogen dioxide exposure is independently associated with admission in the heart failure with preserved ejection fraction population.
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