Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and ambient air pollution: A dose-effect relationship and an association with OHCA incidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pollution has been suggested as a precipitating factor for cardiovascular diseases. However, data about the link between air pollution and the risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are limited and controversial.

Methods

By collecting data both in the OHCA registry and in the database of the regional agency for environmental protection (ARPA) of the Lombardy region, all medical OHCAs and the mean daily concentration of pollutants including fine particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5), benzene (C6H6), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2), and ozone (O3) were considered from January 1st to December 31st, 2019 in the southern part of the Lombardy region (provinces of Pavia, Lodi, Cremona and Mantua; 7863 km2; about 1550000 inhabitants).

SUBMITTER: Gentile FR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8386838 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature