Mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction. IV. The seasonal variation in morbidity and mortality.

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Article1 March 1956MORTALITY RATES IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. IV. THE SEASONAL VARIATION IN MORBIDITY AND MORTALITYSIDNEY SCHNUR, M.D., F.A.C.P.SIDNEY SCHNUR, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-44-3-476 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe majority of published studies concerned with the seasonal occurrence of acute myocardial infarction indicate the incidence to be highest in the winter and lowest in the summer.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Recently, some doubt has arisen as to whether this characteristic seasonal variation also holds true for southern latitudes. A recent report suggested that in a climate characterized by very hot summer weather "the greatest number of cases occurred in the summer months, and the lowest number of cases in the winter months."6, 7The purpose of this investigation was to determine the experience of this southern community with...Bibliography1. MintzKatz SSLN: Recent myocardial infarction. An analysis of 572 cases, Arch. Int. Med. 80: 205, 1947. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. MasterJaffe AMHL: Factors in the onset of coronary occlusion and coronary insufficiency, J. A. M. A. 148: 794, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Bean WB: Infarction of the heart—a morphological and clinical appraisal of 300 cases predisposing and precipitating conditions, Am. Heart J. 14: 684, 1937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. BeanMills WBCA: Coronary occlusion, heart failure and environmental temperature, Am. Heart J. 16: 701, 1938. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. WoodHedley FCOF: The seasonal incidence of acute coronary occlusion in Philadelphia, M. Clin. North America 19: 151, 1935. Google Scholar6. HeyerTengBarris HEHCW: The increased frequency of acute myocardial infarction during the summer months in a warm climate, Am. Heart J. 45: 741, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. TengHeyer HCHE: The relationship between sudden change in weather and the occurrence of acute myocardial infarction, Am. Heart J. 49: 9, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Houston, Texas*Received for publication July 15, 1955.From the Department of Medicine, Baylor University College of Medicine, and the Jefferson Davis and Methodist Hospitals, Houston, Texas.†S.E. = 2.5 (P <.01).‡S.E. = 1.4 (not statistically significant). PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCircadian Interrelationships Among Levels of Plasma Fibrinogen, Blood Platelets, and Serum Interleukin-6Circannual Rhythm of Arterial and Venous Thromboembolic DiseaseSeasonal variation of non-embolic cerebral infarctionClinical MedicineUnresolved problems in coronary careTHE EFFECT OF METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA ON ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN STAMFORD, CONNECTICUTA CORONARY PROGNOSTIC INDEX FOR GRADING THE SEVERITY OF INFARCTIONCardiac Infarct and WeekendMEDICAL-METEOROLOGICAL FORECASTING — AN APPLICATION OF FUNDAMENTAL BIOCLIMATOLOGICAL CONCEPTSMyocardial Infarction—A Ten-year Experience in a Midwestern General HospitalC. T. ANASTASSIADIS, M.D., S. E. SIVERTSON, M.D.General considerations in treatment of myocardial infarction 1 March 1956Volume 44, Issue 3Page: 476-481KeywordsAcute myocardial infarctionHealth information technologyHealth statisticsHospital medicineMorbidityMortalityStatistical dataVital statistics ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1956 PDF downloadLoading ...