Air Pollution

Recently published findings suggest patients receiving in-center hemodialysis may experience increased mortality risk following exposure to air pollution from wildfire smoke.

Spirometry-defined small airway dysfunction is prevalent among adults in China, and cigarette smoking, air pollution exposure and higher BMI are preventable risk factors, according to a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Exposure to road traffic pollution during pregnancy and early life was associated with a small reduction in lung function at age 8 years, according to data published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

A systematic review showed that “common environmental exposures exacerbated by climate change” — namely, air pollution and heat exposure — are significantly associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, researchers reported.

Changes in environmental and weather conditions may be able to predict STEMI up to 3 days before an event and subsequently, researchers showed.

The general urban population in China exhibited increased risk for daily hospital admission for depression associated with short-term ambient air pollution exposure, according to study results published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Social deprivation and environmental pollutant exposure are potential risk factors for live-born congenital heart disease in California, indicating that harmful toxins may be prevalent in at-risk communities, researchers reported.

Exposure to ambient particulate matter less than 2.5 µm may affect CV benefits from intensive BP lowering, according to a post hoc analysis of the SPRINT trial presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

In a new study, researchers reported that higher ambient temperatures as observed in Kuwait may be associated with higher CVD mortality.

Exposure to a higher amount of particulate matter air pollution was associated with an increased level of albuminuria, as well as a greater risk for chronic kidney disease, according to recently published findings.