Sulfate-Dominated PM2.5 Constituents Are Associated with an Increased Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality: A U.S. Nationwide Difference-in-Differences Study
Nationwide evidence on the relationship between the chemical constituents of PM2.5 and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) mortality remains limited. Based on county-level data on AMI mortality and the levels of PM2.5 and its major constituents─EC, OC, SO42–, and NO3–─we developed a causal mixture analysis method to es...