Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality.
Short-term exposures to air pollution have been associated with AF triggering; less is known …

Older people spend most of their time indoors. Limited evidence demonstrates that exposure
to indoor air pollutants might be related to chronic complications. This study aimed to …

Background Poor air quality is increasingly associated with several gastrointestinal diseases
suggesting a possible association between air quality and the human gut microbiome …

Background Evidence is less about the associations between fine particulate matter (PM
2.5) components and hypertension. We aimed to examine the long-term effects of PM 2.5 …

Ultrafine particle (UFP) concentrations are elevated near busy roadways, however, their
effects on prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and hypertension are not well …

The impact of ambient air pollution on health causes concerns in China. However, little is
known about the association of short-term air pollution exposure with blood pressure (BP) in …

Studies have confirmed that adverse human health effects that are associated with exposure
to air pollution may differ depending on other factors such as age, gender, environmental …

Although obesity reflected by BMI can enhance the association of air pollution with increase
blood pressures (BP) and prevalent hypertension in susceptible population, there remains …

Background: Limited data suggest air pollution exposures may contribute to pediatric high
blood pressure (HBP), a known predictor of adult cardiovascular diseases. Methods: We …

Background: Air pollution exposures are hypothesized to impact blood pressure, yet few
longitudinal studies exist, their findings are inconsistent, and different adjustments have …