Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Giacomo Frati, Achille Gaspardone, Enrica Mariano, Alessandro D Di Giosa, Andrea Bolignano, Angela Dei Giudici, Simone Calcagno, Massimiliano Scappaticci, Sebastiano Sciarretta, Valentina Valenti, Rebecca Casati, Giuseppe Visconti, Maria Penco, Maria B Giannico, Mariangela Peruzzi, Elena Cavarretta, Simone Budassi, Joseph Cosma, Massimo Federici, Leonardo Roever, Francesco Romeo, Francesco Versaci
BACKGROUND: Environmental pollution and weather changes unfavorably impact on cardiovascular disease. However, limited research has focused on ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the most severe yet distinctive form of acute coronary syndrome. METHODS AND RESULTS: We appraised the impact of environmental and weather changes on the incidence of STEMI, analysing the bivariate and multivariable association between several environmental and atmospheric parameters and the daily incidence of STEMI in two large Italian urban areas...
October 25, 2021: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology