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Wildland Fire-Related Smoke PM2.5 and Cardiovascular Disease ED Visits in the Western United States

2024-10-10 occupational and environmental health Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThe impact of short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) due to wildland fire smoke on the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains unclear. We investigated the association between short-term exposure to wildfire smoke PM2.5 and Emergency Department (ED) visits for acute CVD in the Western United States from 2007 to 2018. MethodsED visits for primary or secondary diagnoses of atrial fibrillation (AF), acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure (HF), stroke, and t...

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