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This is the day of the week when the risk of having a heart attack is highest

The authors of this work, which relates data from 10,528 patients, believe that the circadian rhythm could influence this weekly increase.

HE blue monday is for nothing According to a study by Irish doctors from Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and Royal College of SurgeonsDont les conclusions ont été présentées au cours de la conférence de la British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) que se tempt à Manchester jusqu’à mercredi, la probabilité de faire une crise cardiaca est 13% plus élevée un lundi qu’un other day of the week.

as the story goes the independentTo reach this conclusion, the scientists analyzed data from 10,528 patients, 7,112 in Ireland and 3,416 in Northern Ireland, admitted to hospital between 2013 and 2018 for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (a segment analyzed during an electrocardiogram, editor’s note). It is one of the deadliest forms of heart attack, which occurs when a coronary artery is blocked.

After the analysis, the authors of this work were able to indicate a prevalence of cases for Monday. In addition, a rate higher than expected was also registered for Sunday.

circadian rhythm?

At the moment, the authors do not know with certainty the origin of this weekly increase. “Based on what we know from previous studies, it is reasonable to point to a circadian element,” however, risks Jack Laffan, who led part of the work, with the independent.

The circadian rhythm, which according to Inserm corresponds to the internal clock of the human body, has already been pointed out for its possible influence on myocardial infarction.

In an article devoted to the subject published in the swiss medical journalThus, various cardiologists have been able to estimate that these heart disorders vary throughout the day, being much more likely to occur between ten and eleven in the morning. His morality rate would also vary depending on the weather.

Author: Hugo Septier
Source: BFM TV

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