Environmental Pollutant

Hemodialysis can be a water-heavy treatment that may result in waste and affect the environment. Researchers in a recent review examined the importance of water-saving.

CHICAGO — In the U.S. and U.K., exposure to environmental factors such as lead and ambient particulate matter may correlate to increased CV death, according to a 30-year analysis of mortality data.

Particulate matter and toxic release exposure correlated with a higher incidence of irritable bowel syndrome among a subset of California residents, according to data published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Depression and PTSD were highly prevalent 5 years after the onset of the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, suggesting that public-works disasters have large-scale, long-term psychological impacts.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In this Healio video exclusive, Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, issues a call to action for cardiologists to acknowledge the detrimental effect of climate change on heart health.

Heavy metals, pesticides and microplastics in the soil and water are not only environmental and ecological hazards, but they also warrant concerns from the cardiology and heart health communities.

A model using satellite data to assess combined environmental exposures showed ambient fine particulate matter air pollution, along with household fuel use and ventilation, drove risk for CV death independent of other factors in rural Iran.

Exposure to burning oil and gas was associated with newly detected hypertension among individuals who worked on response and cleanup for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, researchers reported.

The deleterious effects of pollution on human CV health have garnered attention from both governmental agencies and nongovernmental researchers interested in understanding their pathophysiology and epidemiologic implications.

Four cardiology societies have published a statement calling for structural actions to reduce emissions of air pollutants and reduce exposure to improve CV health.