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Urban Heat Island (UHI) Cardio-Stress Adjuster
Urban Heat Island Cardio-Stress Adjuster: Rationale, Model, and Clinical Context This tool provides an evidence-informed estimate of incremental cardiovascular risk associated with ambient heat and the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. It is designed for public health planning, triage protocols during heat alerts, and patient counseling. The core signal comes from meta-analytic evidence that cardiovascular risk rises w