Heat stress and cardiovascular health: a multi-faceted and under-recognised emergency
European Heart Journal – CardioPulse
Summer is coming. And with it the heat waves.
In this CardioPulse article the authors highlight that heat is an immediate and under-recognised cardiovascular emergency. Every 1°C rise drives measurable increases in mortality, and tens of thousands of deaths already occurr across Europe, Heat doesn’t act alone – it amplifies pollution, inequality, and biological vulnerability.
It's time to integrate environmental risk into cardiovascular care.
