Wildfires and arrhythmias: evaluating associations and intervention strategies

As wildfires continue to increase across the United States, there is a critical need for the development and evaluation of intervention strategies that reduce wildfire exposures and improve health outcomes. We are collaborating with a local cardiovascular clinic to assess associations between air pollution and cardiovascular arrhythmias and to develop and evaluate a household-level air pollution intervention program. The proposed work will inform a future randomized trial to assess the efficacy of the intervention program at lowering air pollution exposures and decreasing cardiovascular arrhythmias.