Higher ozone levels tied to heart attack risk for young adults

Research has linked higher levels of air pollution to the risk of acute myocardial infarctions, or heart attacks. How these risks differ by demographic, type of air pollution, and type of heart attack is less clear, however, with early studies yielding varied results. These links are crucial to uncover, because as climate change worsens, air pollution is likely to rise alongside other health stressors such as heat.