Study Suggests Air Pollution Exposure May Be Associated With Increased Patient Mortality Following Heart Transplant

“Exposure to air pollution may be associated with increased patient mortality after heart transplantation, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.” The study examined “the data of 21,800 patients who received heart transplants between January 2004 and September 2015...which were obtained from the Standard Transplant Analysis and Research from United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS).” The study found “the estimated hazard ratio for mortality was 1.34 (95% CI, 1.21-1.49; P <.001) for every additional 10 µg/m³ in annual PM2.5 exposure, and 1.44 (95% CI, 1.28-1.62; P <.001) in patients who had survived 30 days after heart transplant.” https://www.thecardiologyadvisor.com/home/topics/transplantation/exposure-to-air-pollution-associated-with-increased-patient-mortality-after-heart-transplantation/