Acute coronary syndromes related to bio-climate in a Mediterranean area. The case of Ierapetra, Crete Island, Greece

The occurrence of non-fatal acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is examined in relation with the local bioclimatic conditions in the Ierapetra area, in the southernmost part of Crete Island, Greece, during the period 2004-2007. Daily ACS counts and corresponding meteorological parameters, such as maximum...

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Published in:International journal of environmental health research 2013-02, Vol.23 (1), p.76-90
Main Authors: Nastos, Panagiotis T., Giaouzaki, Katerina N., Kampanis, Nikos A., Matzarakis, Andreas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Coronary Syndrome - epidemiology
Acute coronary syndromes
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Air temperature
Angina, Unstable - epidemiology
bioclimatic conditions
Biological and medical sciences
Body temperature
Cardiology. Vascular system
Chi-Square Distribution
Child
Climate
Coronary heart disease
Crete Island
Female
generalized linear models
Greece - epidemiology
Heart
Humans
Ierapetra
Incidence
Linear Models
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction - epidemiology
Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies
Poisson Distribution
Seasons
Temperature
Weather
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Summary:The occurrence of non-fatal acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is examined in relation with the local bioclimatic conditions in the Ierapetra area, in the southernmost part of Crete Island, Greece, during the period 2004-2007. Daily ACS counts and corresponding meteorological parameters, such as maximum and minimum air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and cloudiness, were analyzed. Besides, the daily values of the human thermal index, physiologically equivalent temperature (PET) was evaluated. Pearson's χ 2 test and generalized linear models (GLM) with Poisson distribution were applied. The ACS syndromes present a multiple variation within the year, with the primary maximum in August and the secondary in May, while relative high ACS frequencies exist in early winter time. The impact of the weather variability on the ACS incidence is not statistically significant (C.L. 95%).
ISSN:0960-3123
1369-1619
DOI:10.1080/09603123.2012.699031