Christmas Eve Comes With a Potentially Deadly Health Risk, Says Study

[nitpicker]

https://www.sciencealert.com/you-d-better-watch-out-heart-attacks-hit-their-annual-peak-on-christmas-eve

Christmas Eve Comes With a Potentially Deadly Health Risk, Says Study

DAVID NIELD

12 DEC 2018

For some, Christmas can be a time of stress instead of peace and goodwill – and a new Swedish study shows that 10 pm on Christmas Eve is the annual peak time for heart attack risk, particularly for the elderly and those with existing conditions.

Researchers analysed data from 283,014 heart attacks reported to Swedish hospitals between 1998 and 2013, and compared with weeks outside of holiday periods as a control measure.

In Sweden, Christmas Eve is actually the bigger event than Christmas Day, and researchers noted a 37 percent increased risk on this day, peaking at 10 pm. More generally there was a 15 percent increased risk over the Christmas period.

The risk was greatest in the over 75s and those with existing diabetes or heart disease. The study also noted more cases of heart attacks reported on Midsummer holidays, early mornings, and Mondays.

"Christmas and Midsummer holidays were associated with higher risk of myocardial infarction, particularly in older and sicker patients, suggesting a role of external triggers in vulnerable individuals," the team explains in their study.

Previous studies have also made the link between holiday seasons and more heart attacks, but this new study adds some extra interesting detail from many more years of data.
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[3Hotdogs]

1. --- guess its healthier to be an atheist.

[MaryMagdaline]

2. Adult kids home for the holidays?

[eppur_se_muova]

3. I thought it would be fruitcake ... nt