Health

Air pollution is known to harm heart health, but researchers are now uncovering how it may directly damage the heart’s structure. A new study has found that long-term exposure to PM2.5 is linked to increased heart tissue scarring, known as myocardial fibrosis, even in people without diagnosed heart disease.

Air pollution is known to harm heart health, but researchers are now uncovering how it may directly damage the heart’s structure. A new study has found that long-term exposure to PM2.5 is linked to increased heart tissue scarring, known as myocardial fibrosis, even in people without diagnosed heart disease.