Air pollution before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: changes in risk of acute myocardial infarction
Short-term exposure to PM2.5 is associated with increased risk of AMI. The observed reduction in MINOCA risk following the COVID-19 pandemic suggested that public health interventions aimed at reducing air pollution exposure may reduce cardiovascular risks, particularly in specific AMI subtypes.
Authors
- Yasuhiro Otsuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6424-2537)
- Tadashi Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0508-7876)
- So Ikebe
- Kenichi Tsujita
- Masanobu Ishii
Institutions
- Kumamoto University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag102
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00