Long-Term Effects of the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami on Incidence of Fatal and Nonfatal Myocardial Infarction

This study aimed to examine the long-term effects of the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami on the incidence of fatal and nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI). In the present study, the incidence of 2 types of cardiac events was comprehensively recorded. The study area was divided into 2 zones based o...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2017-08, Vol.120 (3), p.352-358
Main Authors: Nakamura, Motoyuki, MD, Tanaka, Kentarou, MD, Tanaka, Fumitaka, MD, Matsuura, Yuuki, MD, Komi, Ryousuke, MD, Niiyama, Masanobu, MD, Kawakami, Mikio, MD, Koeda, Yorihiko, MD, Sakai, Toshiaki, MD, Onoda, Toshiyuki, MD, PhD, Itoh, Tomonori, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular disease
Earthquake damage
Earthquakes
Electrocardiography
Fatalities
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health risk assessment
Heart
Heart attacks
Heart diseases
Humans
Incidence
Japan - epidemiology
Long-term effects
Male
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial Infarction - epidemiology
Prognosis
Residential areas
Retrospective Studies
Seismic activity
Statistical analysis
Survival Rate - trends
Time Factors
Tsunamis
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Summary:This study aimed to examine the long-term effects of the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami on the incidence of fatal and nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI). In the present study, the incidence of 2 types of cardiac events was comprehensively recorded. The study area was divided into 2 zones based on the severity of tsunami damage, which was determined by the percentage of the inundated area within the residential area (
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.05.002