Heart attacks more frequent in colder weather
- Written by Garry Jennings, Chief Medical Advisor at National Heart Foundation of Australia; Senior Director, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Heart attacks increase with lower air temperature, lower atmospheric air pressure, higher wind velocity, shorter sunshine duration and colder weather.from shutterstock.com
Heart attacks happen more frequently in winter, a major Swedish study has confirmed.
Published today in JAMA Cardiology the research found the incidence of heart attacks in a...