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Association of Snowfall and Myocardial Infarction

NCT02913820 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 18075

Last updated 2018-01-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Changes in the ambient temperature (esp. warm to cold) as well as exercise are triggers for vasospasms and plaque rupture. Weather data (temperature, precipitation in general as well as snowfall and changes in atmospheric pressure) will be correlated with the incidence of myocardial infarctions.

Conditions

  • Acute Myocardial Infarction

Interventions

OTHER

snowfall > 5cm/day

the number of myocardial infarctions of every day analysed in this study will be correlated with the respective values of snowfall

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University of Graz

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2017-06-30
Completion
2017-06-30

Countries

  • Austria

Study Locations

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