Healthy adolescents have an increased risk of heart rhythm disturbances due to harmful emissions. This conclusion was made by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania.
Violation of the heart rhythm is a dangerous pathology that threatens with the most serious consequences for human health. Usually, arrhythmias are observed in older people, however, under the influence of harmful emissions, perfectly healthy teenagers are more likely to experience palpitations. This is caused by the inhalation of fine particles in the atmosphere, as demonstrated by the largest scientific study that studied the impact of polluted air on young people.
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The results of this study cannot be called anything optimistic. Arrhythmias markedly increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, as well as sudden cardiac arrest. The study showed that even if air pollution does not exceed the maximum permissible levels, they still negatively affect the health of young people. The study involved 300 American teenagers.
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All of them first went through a medical examination, which confirmed their health. Then the doctors monitored the quality of the air inhaled by teenagers and the activity of their hearts. With higher levels of fine particulate matter PM 2.5 in the atmosphere, the likelihood of heart rhythm disturbances increased in the next two hours. Note that earlier something similar was observed in older people. (READ MORE) 
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