Higher cardiac deaths found in combined day-night heat waves

Cardiac deaths increase significantly during compound heat waves—heat waves where temperatures are elevated both during the day and overnight—according to a new study in Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The study also found that some types of heart disease are more sensitive to heat waves than others and that different types of heat waves may impact heart health in distinct, nonlinear ways.

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