Air pollution may spur irregular heart rhythms in healthy teens Teenagers may experience irregular heart rhythms — or arrhythmias — within two hours after breathing polluted air, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. The study is the first of its kind to analyze air pollution's cardiovascular impact on adolescents. Its all over the internet. Looks like most are repeating the same thing. Could it be effecting some of the older AFers ? [www.google.com] https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,192495,192495#msg-192495 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:12:15 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,192495,192504#msg-192504 Re: Air pollution may spur irregular heart rhythms in healthy teens https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,192495,192504#msg-192504
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I grew up in the San Fernando Valley in LA in the 50's and 60's when air pollution was really bad. In high school before some swimming meets (early 60's), I would go into my closet at home to hyperventilate to stop/clear the lung pain that was happening with deep breaths. 5 minutes of deep breathing and the pain was gone. At the time - Was there major issues with young people having arrythmias from pollution? I doubt it.

We were neighbors. My son’s school was just feet from the 405 in the valley. In the 80s, the air wasn’t any cleaner. 9 out of 11 kids in his class used a nebulizer. Where I live now we have sandstorms. I actually am coughing like crazy even with a n95.]]> susan.d AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 17 Sep 2023 19:49:50 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,192495,192503#msg-192503 Re: Air pollution may spur irregular heart rhythms in healthy teens https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,192495,192503#msg-192503
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Was there major issues with young people having arrhythmias from pollution? I doubt it.

Reading the paper, these subjects did not either. The were studying PAC & PVC rates in 30 minute time bins (and comparing to particulate concentrations in the same or prior time bins). From Table 2, the mean PAC rate was 0.47/30 min and PVC rate 0.36/30 minutes. So hardly major issues.]]> GeorgeN AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 17 Sep 2023 16:40:25 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,192495,192502#msg-192502 Re: Air pollution may spur irregular heart rhythms in healthy teens https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,192495,192502#msg-192502 Ken AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 17 Sep 2023 14:02:51 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,192495,192497#msg-192497 Re: Air pollution may spur irregular heart rhythms in healthy teens https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,192495,192497#msg-192497 gloaming AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 16 Sep 2023 16:05:22 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,192495,192495#msg-192495 Air pollution may spur irregular heart rhythms in healthy teens https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,192495,192495#msg-192495 Its all over the internet. Looks like most are repeating the same thing.
Could it be effecting some of the older AFers ?
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