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David Q.
Rich, ScD |
| Title: Assistant Professor |
| Affiliation: UMDNJ-School
of Public Health |
| Department:
Epidemiology |
| Research Interests:
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My primary research interest is the investigation of health effects of ambient air pollution and potential pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying those health effects. My first research interest is the investigation of sub-acute (within 2-3 hours post-exposure) and acute (within 24 hours post-exposure) cardiovascular health effects of ambient air pollution in cohorts/panels of potentially susceptible subjects. Current studies include: 1) an investigation into episodes of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and the potential triggering of these episodes by ambient air pollution in a cohort of patients implanted with pacemakers, 2) an investigation of acute and sub-acute changes in markers of endothelial and autonomic dysfunction, and coagulation following a real world exposure to traffic/diesel exhaust, in a panel of Type 2 diabetics, 3) the acute triggering of myocardial infarction (MI) by ambient fine particle and fine particle component concentrations in a statewide cohort, and 4) acute changes in right heart pressures, as measured in a cohort of moderate/severe heart failure patients, associated with ambient fine particle concentrations on the same and previous few days. The role of other environmental agents as triggers of acute cardiovascular events, such as pollen and fungi, are also of interest. Second, we are examining the risk of adverse birth outcomes, including fetal growth restriction, specific pregnancy complications, and preterm delivery, associated with ambient pollution concentrations at different times during pregnancy.
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