More strokes in winter?

A study published in the British Medical Journal reveals that a decrease in temperature by one degree would cause a 2% increase the risk of myocardial infarction within 28 days after the fall of the temperature.

The researchers studied 84,010 cases for myocardial infarction between January 2003 and December 2006 in England and Wales. They managed to establish that the reduction of temperature is strongly associated with an increased risk of heart attack, especially during the first fifteen days following the drop in temperature.

The study also reports that people aged 75-84 years are particularly vulnerable to cold, as well as patients with coronary heart disease.

"The risk of myocardial infarction among those most at risk could be reduced through intervention programs and measures put in place when the forecasts point to a drop in temperature," said authors of the study.

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