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Indoor radon linked to heart failure in postmenopausal women
Women in counties above 4 picocuries per liter had a heart failure hazard ratio of 1.19 versus those below 2 picocuries per liter.Women in counties above 4 picocuries per liter had a heart failure hazard ratio of 1.19 versus those below 2 picocuries per liter.
Cohort · 43,188 peopleHeart failure
Who was studied43,188 US postmenopausal women, against women below 2 picocuries per liter
What changedHeart failure risk was higher in women assigned higher rather than lower radon exposure (hazard ratio 1.19)
The catchThe main outcome omitted heart failure cases that did not require hospitalization
