Exposure to Poor Air Quality Increases Risk of Heart Attack

 February 9, 2016 - A new study performed in Salt Lake City, Utah, examined patients who had suffered three types of heart attacks to identify which type of heart attack was more likely on days when the air was especially polluted.  They identified a strong association between bad air quality days and a great risk of STEMIs, the most dangerous type of heart attack.  By making this association, physicians can better counsel their heart patients to avoid exposure to poor air quality, and thus decrease their chances of suffering a heart attack on days that they are potentially at high risk.  Patients with known coronary artery disease may be advised to limit their exposure to particulate matter in the air by exercising indoors, limiting time outdoors, avoiding stressful activities, and remaining compliant with medications on yellow or red air quality days.

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