Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Journal of Isfahan Medical School

The Relationship between Air Pollution and Hospitalization due to Heart Failure

Document Type : Original Article (s)

Authors
Jamal Moghadasi 1
Davood Shafie 2
Sayed Mohsen Hosseini 3
Tohid Jafari-Koshki 4
Mohammad Garakyaraghi 5
Mojtaba Rahimi 6
Mansour Shishehforoush 7
Ahmadreza Lahijanzadeh 8
Babak Sadeghian 9
Elham Moazam 10
Mohammad Bagher Mohebi 11
Shamim Shafieyoon 12
Victoria Ezatian 13
Katayoun Rabiei 14
Nizal Sarrafzadegan 15
1 Resident, Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Heart Failure Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4 Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
5 Professor, Heart Failure Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
6 Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
7 Isfahan Disaster Management Office, Isfahan Governor Office, Isfahan, Iran
8 Khouzestan Department of Environment, Ahvaz, Iran
9 Central Laboratory and Air Pollution Monitoring, Isfahan Province Environmental Monitoring Center, Isfahan Department of Environment, Isfahan, Iran
10 Cancer Prevention Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
11 Information Technology Office, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
12 Student of Medicine, Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
13 Isfahan Meteorological Offices, Isfahan, Iran
14 Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
15 Professor, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
10.22122/jims.v37i546.11095
Abstract
Background: Some past studies have shown the association of air pollution with heart failure (HF). The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between suspended particulate matters less than 10 microns (PM10) and hospitalization due to HF.Methods: In a cross-sectional study, the data from 359 patients’ records, admitted to Shahid Chamran hospital in Isfahan City, Iran, due to HF during the years 2017-18, were collected. The inclusion criteria were the echocardiography findings such as the cardiac ejection fraction of less than 50%, and/or additional clinical evidences that confirmed HF exacerbation. The data about hourly concentration of PM10 were collected from the CAPACITY software in the Department of Environment at Isfahan Province that displayed the PM10 data from 6 fixed stations in Isfahan City. To evaluate any relationship between PM10 and hospitalization due to HF, we considered the PM10 concentrations at last 24 hours before hospitalization.Findings: The mean age of 359 patients who diagnosed with heart failure was 63.8 ± 14.6 years, and 82 of them (22.8%) died at the time of hospitalization. There was a significant correlation between hospitalization due to HF and air pollution quartiles.Conclusion: According to the results of present study, there was a positive correlation between the concentration of particulate matters in the air and hospitalization due to heart failure.
Keywords
Heart Failure
Particulate Matter
Hospitalization
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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 37, Issue 546 - Serial Number 546
September and October 2020
Pages 1143-1148

  • Receive Date 01 December 2018
  • Accept Date 06 April 2022