Scientists have named the seasons, dangerous for people with heart disease – The Times Hub

More and more studies show that heart attacks, angina and other cardiac events increase in winter and summer. Now new scientific work may explain this phenomenon.

The researchers studied the international registry of 1.1 thousand people, mostly from Japan, with acute coronary syndrome. Heart attack is a type of acute coronary syndrome, which occurs when the blood supply to the heart muscle is suddenly reduced or blocked. Using images of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries of the participants, the researchers divided people into groups. Even after adjusting for age, sex and other coronary risk factors, the experts found that the rupture of the plaque was the highest in winter and lowest in summer. In people with the rupture of plaque the prevalence of high blood pressure was also higher in the winter. People with plaque erosion or calzinirovnie bloom usually had high blood pressure.

This is true not only in climates that are known as cold as the North-East US, but more soft. Citizens get used to the weather conditions, and then, when a little colder, that may be enough to increase the risk of cardiac events. Although more research is needed, the lifestyle factors can also explain the widening gap of plaque in winter. For example, people tend to eat more fatty, salty foods, and abuse alcohol during the winter holidays, increasing the risk of heart disease. In addition, smoke from fireplaces contributes to greater air pollution in areas that can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Shoveling snow is also able to increase the load on the heart.

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