The Impact of Climate Change and Extreme Weather Conditions on Cardiovascular Health and Acute Cardiovascular Diseases
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Epidemiology
3. Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Diseases
3.1. Cardiovascular Mortality
3.2. Acute Myocardial Infarction
3.3. Heart Failure
3.4. Arrhythmias
4. Extreme Temperatures and Cardiovascular Disease
4.1. Temperature-Sympathetic Reactivity
4.2. Cold-Activated Renin-Angiotensin System
4.3. Dehydration
4.4. Extreme Temperature-Induced Disionemias
4.5. Heat Stroke-Induced Systemic Inflammatory Response
5. Epidemiology of Temperature-Related Cardiovascular Disease
5.1. Cardiovascular Mortality
5.2. Acute Myocardial Infarction
5.3. Heart Failure
5.4. Arrhythmias
6. Discussion and Future Perspectives
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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De Vita, A.; Belmusto, A.; Di Perna, F.; Tremamunno, S.; De Matteis, G.; Franceschi, F.; Covino, M., on behalf of the CLIMPS Group. The Impact of Climate Change and Extreme Weather Conditions on Cardiovascular Health and Acute Cardiovascular Diseases. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 759. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13030759
De Vita A, Belmusto A, Di Perna F, Tremamunno S, De Matteis G, Franceschi F, Covino M on behalf of the CLIMPS Group. The Impact of Climate Change and Extreme Weather Conditions on Cardiovascular Health and Acute Cardiovascular Diseases. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13(3):759. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13030759
Chicago/Turabian StyleDe Vita, Antonio, Antonietta Belmusto, Federico Di Perna, Saverio Tremamunno, Giuseppe De Matteis, Francesco Franceschi, and Marcello Covino on behalf of the CLIMPS Group. 2024. "The Impact of Climate Change and Extreme Weather Conditions on Cardiovascular Health and Acute Cardiovascular Diseases" Journal of Clinical Medicine 13, no. 3: 759. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13030759