Abstract:Introduction:
Myocardial infarction (MI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and its risk increases with extreme temperatures. Climate change causes variability in weather patterns, including extreme temperature events that disproportionately affect socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. Many studies on the health effects of extreme temperatures have considered community-level socioeconomic disadvantage.
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