Misa Takegami, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Satoshi Yasuda, Michikazu Nakai, Kunihiro Nishimura, Hisao Ogawa, Ken-Ichi Hirata, Ryuji Toh, Yoshihiro Morino, Motoyuki Nakamura, Yasuchika Takeishi, Hiroaki Shimokawa, Hiroaki Naito
BACKGROUND: Large earthquakes have been associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. In Japan, the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji (H-A) Earthquake was an urban-underground-type earthquake, whereas the 2011 Great East Japan (GEJ) Earthquake was an ocean-trench type. In the present study, we examined how these different earthquake types affected CVD mortality. METHODS AND RESULTS: We examined death certificate data from 2008 to 2012 for 131 municipalities in Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures (n=320,348) and from 1992 to 1996 for 220 municipalities in Hyogo, Osaka, and Kyoto prefectures (n=592,670)...
2015: Circulation Journal: Official Journal of the Japanese Circulation Society