Impact of Foehn Wind and Related Environmental Variables on the Incidence of Cardiac Events
In Poland there is no data related to the impact of halny wind and the related environmental variables on the incidence of cardiac events. We decided to investigate the relationship between this weather phenomenon, as well as the related environmental variables, and the incidence of cardiac events i...
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doaj-9ccfd584e2c9460dbeca2e57bb6a92b62020-11-25T02:33:00ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012020-04-01172638263810.3390/ijerph17082638Impact of Foehn Wind and Related Environmental Variables on the Incidence of Cardiac EventsAndrzej Maciejczak0Agnieszka Guzik1Andżelina Wolan-Nieroda2Marzena Wójcik3Teresa Pop4Department of Neurosurgery, Saint-Luke Hospital, 33-100 Tarnów, PolandInstitute of Health Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, PolandInstitute of Health Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, PolandInstitute of Health Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, PolandInstitute of Health Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, PolandIn Poland there is no data related to the impact of halny wind and the related environmental variables on the incidence of cardiac events. We decided to investigate the relationship between this weather phenomenon, as well as the related environmental variables, and the incidence of cardiac events in the population of southern Poland, a region affected by this type of wind. We also decided to determine whether the environmental changes coincide with or predate the event examined. We analysed data related to 465 patients admitted to the cardiology ward in a large regional hospital during twelve months of 2011 due to acute myocardial infarction. All the patients in the study group lived in areas affected by halny wind and at the time of the event were staying in those areas. The frequency of admissions on halny days did not differ significantly from the admissions on the remaining days of the year (<i>p</i> = 0.496). No statistically significant differences were found between the number of admissions on halny days and on the remaining days during halny months (<i>p</i> = 0.084). We have identified a difference in the number of admissions between days with no halny and days immediately preceding onset of halny (<i>p</i> = 0.001). However, no effects of the related environmental variables have been observed in the incidence of cardiac events (<i>p</i> = 0.866, F = 0.37). On the days with halny wind, incidence of cardiac events is similar to that on the remaining days of the year.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/8/2638myocardial infarctionfoehn windhalnyenvironmental variables |
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Andrzej Maciejczak Agnieszka Guzik Andżelina Wolan-Nieroda Marzena Wójcik Teresa Pop Impact of Foehn Wind and Related Environmental Variables on the Incidence of Cardiac Events International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health myocardial infarction foehn wind halny environmental variables |
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Andrzej Maciejczak Agnieszka Guzik Andżelina Wolan-Nieroda Marzena Wójcik Teresa Pop |
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Impact of Foehn Wind and Related Environmental Variables on the Incidence of Cardiac Events |
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Impact of Foehn Wind and Related Environmental Variables on the Incidence of Cardiac Events |
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Impact of Foehn Wind and Related Environmental Variables on the Incidence of Cardiac Events |
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Impact of Foehn Wind and Related Environmental Variables on the Incidence of Cardiac Events |
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Impact of Foehn Wind and Related Environmental Variables on the Incidence of Cardiac Events |
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impact of foehn wind and related environmental variables on the incidence of cardiac events |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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1661-7827 1660-4601 |
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In Poland there is no data related to the impact of halny wind and the related environmental variables on the incidence of cardiac events. We decided to investigate the relationship between this weather phenomenon, as well as the related environmental variables, and the incidence of cardiac events in the population of southern Poland, a region affected by this type of wind. We also decided to determine whether the environmental changes coincide with or predate the event examined. We analysed data related to 465 patients admitted to the cardiology ward in a large regional hospital during twelve months of 2011 due to acute myocardial infarction. All the patients in the study group lived in areas affected by halny wind and at the time of the event were staying in those areas. The frequency of admissions on halny days did not differ significantly from the admissions on the remaining days of the year (<i>p</i> = 0.496). No statistically significant differences were found between the number of admissions on halny days and on the remaining days during halny months (<i>p</i> = 0.084). We have identified a difference in the number of admissions between days with no halny and days immediately preceding onset of halny (<i>p</i> = 0.001). However, no effects of the related environmental variables have been observed in the incidence of cardiac events (<i>p</i> = 0.866, F = 0.37). On the days with halny wind, incidence of cardiac events is similar to that on the remaining days of the year. |
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