Changes in weather can spur heart attacks.

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  • Author(s): O'Connor, Anahad
  • Source:
    New York Times. 9/16/2008, Vol. 157 Issue 54435, p5. 0p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      HEART diseases; MYOCARDIAL infarction; BLOOD pressure; BODY fluid pressure; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases
    • Abstract:
      THE FACTS It sounds counterintuitive, but a link between the onset of cold weather and heart attacks has been hypothesized for some time, with an array of possible culprits: inflammation from common colds, the stress and indulgence of the holiday season, and higher blood pressure from narrowed blood vessels. Only in recent years have epidemiological studies looked for a connection, and most have found one. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]