The Lancet. Planetary health
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Lancet Planet Health · May 2017
Multicenter Study Observational StudyAssociation between air pollution and ventricular arrhythmias in high-risk patients (ARIA study): a multicentre longitudinal study.
Although the effects of air pollution on mortality have been clearly shown in many epidemiological and observational studies, the pro-arrhythmic effects remain unknown. We aimed to assess the short-term effects of air pollution on ventricular arrhythmias in a population of high-risk patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) or cardiac resynchronisation therapy defibrillators (ICD-CRT). ⋯ There was no funding source for this study.