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. 2024 Oct 30;19(1):82. doi: 10.5334/gh.1364

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Short-term risk increase for cardiovascular diseases by pollutant type — Short-term exposure: Percentage increase in the risk of cardiovascular diseases (selected outcomes) by type of air pollutant.

Note: Each bar represents the percentage increase in the risk of developing the condition due to short-term exposure to specific pollutants (increase unit in pollutant provided in brackets in figure). CVD – Cardiovascular disease mortality; HF – Overall risk of heart failure incidence, mortality, and hospitalization; MI – Myocardial infarction incidence; Stroke – Stroke mortality; BC – Black carbon.

Source: See Appendix Table 1 and Table 2 for the full set of data.