Exposure to Air Pollution May Cause Heart Damage (IMAGE)

Radiological Society of North America

Exposure to Air Pollution May Cause Heart Damage

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Images from cardiac MRI native T1 mapping show that higher long-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution is associated with higher extent of myocardial fibrosis.

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Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

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