Traffic Exposure May Trigger Heart Attacks

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Traffic Exposure May Trigger Heart Attacks

Patients who suffer a heart attack are likely to have been exposed to traffic, especially in the hour before the onset of symptoms. In women, elderly males, patients who were unemployed, and those with a history of angina, the effect was larger.

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Tags: Heart, Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Thrombotic Event, Men's Health, Women's Health, Senior Health

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