Терапевтический архив (Dec 2014)

Trends in hospitalizations of patients with acute coronary syndrome and indicators of the atmospheric state in Moscow in 2009-2012

  • I L Kozlovskaia,
  • O S Bulkina,
  • V V Lopukhova,
  • T E Kolmakova,
  • Iu A Karpov,
  • I V Starostin,
  • V L Baratashvili,
  • K G Rubinshteĭn,
  • S V Emelina,
  • V P Borovikov

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 86, no. 12
pp. 20 – 26

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AIM. To identify the meteorological factors or their combinations, which are most significant for the development of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in different seasons. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A Statistica package was used to make an exploration analysis of the data of the A.S. Puchkov Central Emergency Medical Care Station on 63,412 admissions of patients diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) to Moscow hospitals in 2009-2012 and those of the Hydrometeorology Center of Russia on weather conditions in the period under study. RESULTS. Among the 63,412 patients, there were more men than women (p

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