Association of Weather With Day-to-Day Incidence of Myocardial Infarction: A SWEDEHEART Nationwide Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Whether certain weather conditions modulate the onset of myocardial infarction (MI) is of great interest to clinicians because it could be used to prevent MIs as well as guide allocation of health care resources.

Objective

To determine if weather is associated with day-to-day incidence of MI.

Design, setting, and participants

In this prospective, population-based and nationwide setting, daily weather data from the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute were extracted for all MIs reported to the Swedish nationwide coronary care unit registry, Swedish Web-System for Enhancement and Development of Evidence-Based Care in Heart Disease Evaluated According to Recommended Therapies (SWEDEHEART), during 1998 to 2013 and then merged with each MI on date o

SUBMITTER: Mohammad MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6583065 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature