Question 364 of 433
Does air quality matter?
The short answer
More than most people realize. Fine particle pollution is a recognized cause of heart attacks, strokes, lung disease, and dementia.
Those of us in Los Angeles know this from wildfire seasons. Check the air quality index. On bad days, exercise indoors, close the windows, and run a HEPA filter in the bedroom. Good filters are inexpensive, and trials show they lower blood pressure modestly.
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ROBUST EXPOSURE EVIDENCE — Fine-particle pollution and cardiovascular harm; filter trials chiefly assess exposure and intermediate outcomes.Evidence grade (draft mapping)CObservationalPart 24, Q364 · Part sources
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