Short-term air pollution exposure is a risk factor for acute coronary syndromes in an urban area with low annual pollution rates: Results from a retrospective observational study (2011-2015).

CONCLUSION: This study confirms the importance of PM2.5 as a risk factor for ACS, mostly in elderly patients, even in a city with low annual pollution rates. PMID: 32359859 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases - April 27, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gestro M, Condemi V, Bardi L, Tomaino L, Roveda E, Bruschetta A, Solimene U, Esposito F Tags: Arch Cardiovasc Dis Source Type: research