Survey of seasonal and monthly variation of cardiac death at CCU of Qazvin Bu-Ali hospital

Author	MM Daei	en
Issued Date	2003-09-30	en
Abstract	Background:Some previous studies have indicated the seasonal variation of the cardiac events and higher mortality level of cardiovascular diseases in some months of the year. Objective: To determine the mortality rate and monthly and seasonal variation of cardiac death at CCU of Qazvin Bu-Ali hospital. Methods:Medical files of all dead patients at CCU during one year (2000-2001) were studied and the information regarding age,sex,diagnosis ,time and date of death was recorded. Findings:Out of 1281 patients admitted at CCU,39 patiens (3.04%) died. 26 were male (67%) and 13 were female (33%).51% had AMI .8% of the deaths were in the spring,26% in the summer,26% in the atumn and 40% were in the winter. The highest mortality rate was in December and January and the lowest rate was in April , June , July and November. Conclusion: Cardiac death is inversely correlated with temperature, that is to say it is more in the cold seasons.	en
DOI	https://doi.org/	en
URI	https://brieflands.com/journals/jid/articles/154946	en
Keyword	Cardiovascular Disease	en
Keyword	Circadian Rhythm	en
Keyword	Coronary Disease	en
Keyword	Death	en
Publisher	Brieflands	en
Title	Survey of seasonal and monthly variation of cardiac death at CCU of Qazvin Bu-Ali hospital	en
Type	Research Article	en

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