Thiruvananthapuram, June 5 -- Air pollution is increasingly being recognized as a serious threat to heart health, contributing to heart failure and other cardiovascular conditions.
To explore whether cleaner indoor air can lead to better health outcomes for heart failure patients, the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) here has launched a new study in collaboration with partners in India and the U.S.
This research is part of the Indo-US collaborative agreement on environmental and occupational health and focuses on one key question: can reducing indoor air pollution improve the health of people with heart failure?
The study is being carried out at three major medical centers in India: All India In...