Monday can be a downer as folks leave weekend play behind. Now, researchers say Monday might also be the most common day for deadly heart attacks.
The study found a spike in rates of STEMIat the start of the working week, with rates highest on a Monday. However, they also found higher-than-expected rates of STEMI on Sunday.
In the United Kingdom, more than 30,000 people are admitted to the hospital with STEMI each year, requiring emergency assessment and treatment to minimize damage to the heart. Typically, this involves an emergency“We've found a strong statistical correlation between the start of the working week and the incidence of STEMI,” said cardiologist Dr. Jack Laffan, who led the research at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. “This has been described before but remains a curiosity.
The findings were presented Sunday at the British Cardiovascular Society annual conference. Findings presented at medical meetings should be considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.Copyright © 2022 HealthDay. All rights reserved.
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