Cardiology

Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 23rd, 2005

Cardiology data are the focus of recent research from the United States, gwelleni@hsph and Taiwan.

Study 1: A recent report describes the effects of air pollution on heart rate variability.

According to published research from the United States, "Reduced heart rate variability (HRV), a marker of poor cardiac autonomic function, has been associated with air pollution, especially fine particulate matter [<2.5 mcm in aerodynamic diameter (PM_2.5 )]. We examined the relationship between HRV [standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals (SDNN), power in high frequency (HE) and low frequency (LF), and LF:HF ratio] and ambient air...

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