Cold weather and myocardial infarction.
Int J Cardiol
; 16(1): 19-25, 1987 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-3610394
ABSTRACT
We studied 1217 cases of myocardial infarction, admitted to Patna Medical College Hospital, Patna, during the period 1979 to 1983, and correlated the incidence of the disease with air-temperature, seasons and months. There was no monthly variation in the incidence of the disease. The seasons similarly had no influence on incidence. The frequency of myocardial infarction, however, was significantly higher when the minimum air-temperature was 16 degrees C or less (P less than 0.001). This study indicates that drop in atmospheric temperature below a certain level directly increases the incidence of myocardial infarction and suggests simple prevention measures against the adverse effect of cold.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estações do Ano
/
Temperatura Baixa
/
Infarto do Miocárdio
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Cardiol
Ano de publicação:
1987
Tipo de documento:
Article