Right Heart Pressure Increases after Acute Increases in Ambient Particulate Concentration

• Published in: Environmental health perspectives Vol. 116; no. 9; pp. 1167 - 1171
• Main Authors: Rich, David Q., Freudenberger, Ronald S., Ohman-Strickland, Pamela, Cho, Yong, Kipen, Howard M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. National Institutes of Health. Department of Health, Education and Welfare 01.09.2008; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Air Pollutants - pharmacology; Air pollution; Air pressure; Arteries; Compasses; Diagnosis; Diastolic pressure; Ejection; Environmental agencies; Environmental aspects; Failure; Female; Health; Health aspects; Heart; Heart failure; Heart rate; Heart Ventricles - drug effects; Hemodynamics; Hospital admissions; Hospitals; Humans; Intervals; Male; Management; Mathematical analysis; Measurement; Middle Aged; Monitors; Obesity; Particles; Particulate matter; Patients; Physicians; Physiological aspects; Pilot Projects; Pressure; Recreational vehicles; Risk; Risk factors; Seasons; Ventricular Function - drug effects; United States; USA, Minnesota, Minneapolis; USA; pulmonary artery; air pollution; diastolic; pressure; right ventricle; heart

Objectives: Objectives: We explored the association between acute changes in daily mean pulmonary artery (PA) and right ventricular (RV) pressures and concentrations of ambient fine particulate matter [PM with aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5 μm$({\rm PM}_{2.5})$] as an explanation for previous associatio...