Poluição do ar e repercussões cardiopulmonares: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

Introduction: Air pollution, in its most diverse forms, is an important risk factor for the development of cardiopulmonary diseases. Objective: to carry out an integrative review of the relevant technical literature in order to analyze the cardiopulmonary repercussions caused by environmental pollution and contribute to a better understanding of the correlation between environmental pollution and cardiopulmonary repercussions. Methodology: a search was carried out with the terms “pollution AND diseases”; “pollution AND respiratory”; “pollution AND diseases AND respiratory”; “pollution AND health AND disease”; “pollution AND health AND illnesses AND lung diseases”; “pollution AND disease AND health”; “environmental pollution AND cardiovascular diseases” in the following databases: MEDLINE, PubMed, PMC and Scielo. Then, articles with potential for inclusion were selected and scored on the PEDro scale. Results: Selected 47 technical articles that scored > 7 on the PEDro scale. A clear correlation was identified between pollution levels and cardiopulmonary repercussions. There was also a significant increase in consultations and hospitalizations for both males and females and, notably, children, due to the high levels of pollution