Increased risk of acute myocardial infarction during colder periods is independent of the conventional cardiovascular risk factors: Takashima AMI Registry, Japan

Tanvir Chowdhury Turin; Yoshikuni Kita; Nahid Rumana; Yasuyuki Nakamura; Naoyuki Takashima; Katsuyuki Miura; Hirotsugu Ueshima

doi:10.1016/j.cvdpc.2011.04.003

Increased risk of acute myocardial infarction during colder periods is independent of the conventional cardiovascular risk factors: Takashima AMI Registry, Japan

Volume 6 (2011): Issue 3

By: Tanvir Chowdhury Turin, Yoshikuni Kita, Nahid Rumana, Yasuyuki Nakamura, Naoyuki Takashima, Katsuyuki Miura and Hirotsugu Ueshima

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|Sep 2011

Abstract

We investigated the association of the variability of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) occurrences between warm and colder periods and the conventional cardiovascular risk-factors. For the registered 429 first-ever-AMI event, the odd of suffering an AMI during the colder period was significantly higher (OR 1.47, 95%CI: 1.21–1.78). None of the conventional cardiovascular risk factors explains the excess risk of AMI during the colder period pointing towards the influence of AMI triggering factors in the time preceding onset of AMI irrespective of presence or absence of cardiovascular risk-factors.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvdpc.2011.04.003 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179

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Language: English

Published on: Sep 1, 2011

Published by: Ubiquity Press

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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Keywords:

Acute myocardial infarction,

Colder period,

Cardiovascular risk factor

© 2011 Tanvir Chowdhury Turin, Yoshikuni Kita, Nahid Rumana, Yasuyuki Nakamura, Naoyuki Takashima, Katsuyuki Miura, Hirotsugu Ueshima, published by Ubiquity Press
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