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ReviewGlobal heart2026

Climate Change and Cardiovascular Health: Advancing Resilient Action Beyond COP30.

Poornima Prabhakaran, César Berenstein, Sarah Hamidi, Rajesh Vedanthan, Thomas Münzel

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Review in Global heart, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Poornima PrabhakaranCentre for Health Analytics Research and Trends, Trivedi School of Biosciences, Ashoka University, India.ORCID 0000-0003-3134-7026
César BerensteinCardioecology and Healthy Habits Council, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Advisory Council, Interamerican Heart Foundation, Instituto Médico de la Comunidad, El Bolsón, República Argentina, Argentina.ORCID 0009-0003-0240-7971
Sarah HamidiWorld Heart Federation, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0006-8176-5954
Rajesh VedanthanInstitute for Excellence in Health Equity, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7138-2382
Thomas MünzelUniversity Medical Center Main, Department of Cardiology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5503-4150

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COP30 in Belém highlighted the urgent intersection of climate change, air pollution, and cardiovascular health. Climate hazards including heatwaves, floods, wildfires, and deteriorating air quality disproportionately affect vulnerable populations, exacerbating cardiovascular disease and straining fragile health systems. Air pollution, a major contributor to global CVD mortality, shares common sources with climate change, yet both act through distinct health pathways. Low- and middle-income countries face the greatest burden, reflecting inequities in social determinants, energy use, and urban infrastructure. The World Heart Federation emphasizes that climate action is cardiovascular action: reducing emissions, improving air quality, and building climate-resilient health systems are among the most effective preventive cardiology interventions. The Belém Health Action Plan provides a framework for integrating CVD into national climate strategies, strengthening health system preparedness, and fostering community resilience. Political leadership is critical to translate commitments into tangible health gains, as exemplified by successful urban interventions. Protecting hearts requires protecting the planet; coordinated climate-health action offers a pathway to healthier populations and sustainable societies.

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Air PollutionCardiovascular DiseasesClimate ChangeGlobal HealthHumanscardiovascular healthclimate changeCOP30

Identifiers

PMID42110323
PMCPMC13155086

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