Short-term differences in cardiac function following controlled exposure to cookstove air pollution: The subclinical tests on volunteers exposed to smoke (STOVES) study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to household air pollution from solid fuel combustion for cooking and heating is an important risk factor for premature death and disability worldwide. Current evidence supports an association of ambient air pollution with cardiovascular disease but is limited for household air pollution and for cardiac function. Controlled exposure studies can complement evidence provided by field studies.

Objectives

To investigate effects of short-term, controlled exposures to emissions from five cookstoves on measures of cardiac function.

Methods

Forty-eight healthy adults (46% female; 20-36 years) participated in six, 2-h exposures ('treatments'), including emissions from five cookstoves and a filtered-air control. Target fine particulate matter (PM_2.5

SUBMITTER: Cole-Hunter T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7775898 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature