Increased hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease owing to ozone pollution,finds study

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The first evidence that exceeding the World Health Organization (WHO) ozone limit is associated with substantial increases in hospital admissions for heart attack, heart failure and stroke is published in European Heart Journal.

Ozone is a gas and the main air pollutant in photochemical smog. This study examined the association between ambient ozone pollution and hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease. The types of cardiovascular disease included coronary heart disease, stroke and heart failure, plus subtypes such as angina, acute myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, ischaemic stroke and haemorrhagic stroke.


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