Air cardiology is now on air

Air pollution is a chronic risk factor for cardiovascular mortality, an acute trigger for coronary syndromes, an important co-factor for COVID-19 mortality, a modulator of results of cardiac functional stress testing, and an actionable therapeutic target at the population, community, and individual levels.

Automated summary

Air pollution is not only a chronic risk factor for cardiovascular mortality, but also an acute trigger for coronary syndromes and an important co-factor for COVID-19 mortality. Therefore, it is an actionable therapeutic target at different levels to improve public health.