Smoke From Wildfires Linked to Cardiac Arrests, Ischemic Events

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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/848059

[h=1]Smoke From Wildfires Linked to Cardiac Arrests, Ischemic Events[/h] Amy Reyes
July 15, 2015
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA ? Exposure to the smoke from wildfires that hit the southeast region of Australia in December 2006 and January 2007, specifically to particulate matter at high PM[SUB]2.5[/SUB] concentrations, was associated with an upswing in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in men and ischemic heart disease (IHD) events in women[SUP][1][/SUP]. The findings are from a study published July 15, 2015 in the Journal of the American Heart Association with first author Dr Anjali Haikerwal (Monash University, Melbourne, Australia)....