Environmental Exposures and Pediatric Cardiology
Published: April 15, 2024
- Understanding the intricate web of influences on cardiovascular health has become increasingly critical in a world shaped by an influx of synthetic chemicals and the looming specter of global warming.
- With around 300,000 registered synthetic chemicals worldwide, research often concentrates on isolated exposures, neglecting the potential combined impacts that these substances might have when interacting.
- This scientific statement illuminates the complex interplay among maternal heat exposure, airborne pollutants, lead, endocrine-disrupting compounds, and global warming, emphasizing their collective impact on cardiovascular outcomes.
Video: Environmental Exposures and Pediatric Cardiology
In this discussion based on an AHA Scientific Statement with the same title, Pediatric Epidemiologist Andrew Agbaje, from the University of Eastern Finland, and Pediatric Cardiologist Justin Zachariah, from the University of Texas Children's Hospital, delve into the relationship between environmental exposures and children's health, specifically focusing on congenital heart disease, hypertension, obesity, and Kawasaki disease.
Supporting Materials
- Commentary: Environmental Risk Factors Go Mainstream in Pediatric Cardiology by Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, FAAP
- Top Things to Know: Environmental Exposure and Pediatric Cardiology
Recommended Reading
- 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
- Contaminant Metals as Cardiovascular Risk Factors
- Toward a Roadmap for Best Practices in Pediatric Preventive Cardiology
- Next Generation, Modifiable Cardiometabolic Biomarkers: Mitochondrial Adaptation and Metabolic Resilience