Warm winter is associated with low incidence of ST elevation myocardial infarctions and less frequent acute coronary angiographies in an alpine country

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Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 163-170

  Wanitschek, M ^a   Ulmer, H ^a   Sussenbacher A ^a   Dorler J ^a   Pachinger, O ^a   Alber, H F ^a  

^a University Clinic for Internal Medicine III Cardiology and Angiology   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Coronary angiography; Winter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COLD WINTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WARM WINTER; WEATHER; WINTER;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRIA; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

EID: 84875901211     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: 16156692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00059-012-3639-4     Document Type: Article

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