Influence of weather on daily hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction (from the Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry)

• Published in: International journal of cardiology Vol. 144; no. 1; pp. 16 - 21
• Main Authors: Lee, Jang Hoon, Chae, Shung Chull, Yang, Dong Heon, Park, Hun Sik, Cho, Yongkeun, Jun, Jae-Eun, Park, Wee-Hyun, Kam, Sin, Lee, Won Kee, Kim, Young Jo, Kim, Kee Sik, Hur, Seung Ho, Jeong, Myung Ho
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 24.09.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Acute myocardial infarction; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular; Coronary heart disease; Female; Heart; Hospitalization - trends; Humans; Korea - epidemiology; Male; Medical sciences; Meteorological factors; Myocardial Infarction - epidemiology; Myocardial Infarction - therapy; Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies; Registries; Risk Factors; Seasonal variation; Weather; Asia; Korea; Acute myocardial infarction; Seasonal variation; Meteorological factors; Myocardial infarction; Hospital admission; Acute; Cardiovascular disease; Coronary heart disease; Epidemiology; Myocardial disease; Weather; Daily; Cardiology

Abstract Background We investigated the association between meteorological parameters and hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in a temperate and continental climate, Korea. Methods From the Korean AMI Registry, 2136 Koreans admitted for AMI in four university hospitals in Daegu...