Impacts of hot and cold spells differ for acute and chronic ischaemic heart diseases

0428705 - ÚFA 2015 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Davídkovová, Hana - Plavcová, Eva - Kynčl, J. - Kyselý, Jan
Impacts of hot and cold spells differ for acute and chronic ischaemic heart diseases.
BMC Public Health. Roč. 14, č. 480 (2014), 480/1-480/11. E-ISSN 1471-2458
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GAP209/11/1985
Institutional support: RVO:68378289
Keywords : epidemiology * cardiovascular diseases * mortality * environment * climate
OECD category: Climatic research
Impact factor: 2.264, year: 2014
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The findings show that while excess deaths due to IHD during hot spells are mainly of persons with chronic diseases whose health had already been compromised, cardiovascular changes induced by cold stress may result in deaths from acute coronary events rather than chronic IHD, and this effect is important also in the younger population. This suggests that the most vulnerable population groups as well as the most affected cardiovascular diseases differ between hot and cold spells, which needs to be taken into account when designing and implementing preventive actions.
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