Cardiac electrophysiological responses to traffic pollution in adults with or without chronic cardiopulmonary diseases
Although between-group comparisons were not statistically significant, COPD patients showed numerically larger electrophysiological changes and reductions in NO<sub>2</sub>-cLA levels following short-term exposure to traffic pollution. Use of inhaler medications lessened these effects, suggesting a potential role of medication use in modifying pollution responses.
Authors
- Junfeng Jim Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3759-6672)
- Kian Fan Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7101-1426)
- Peter W. Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6410-1324)
- Jicheng Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8943-8804)
- Sabine Ernst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1258-2477)
- Yan Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8051-3409)
- Xin Meng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0063-7496)
- Chen Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3662-9353)
- Meilin Yan
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Beijing Technology and Business University (CN)
- Peking University (CN)
- Harefield Hospital (GB)
- Royal Brompton Hospital (GB)
- Duke Institute for Health Innovation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environment International
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2025.109764
- Primary Topic
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00