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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Diagram shows summary of study purpose, exposure, outcome, and key results. Higher long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate air pollution is associated with greater diffuse myocardial fibrosis at cardiac MRI native T1 mapping in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and controls with normal MRI findings. PM2.5 = fine particulate matter with 2.5-µm or smaller aerodynamic diameter.

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Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

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