Seasonal variation of unexpected sudden cardiac death in northern Finland
Unexpected SCD occurred more commonly during the first quarter of a year (from January to March) than during the other quarters (from April to December). Cold weather with its physiological consequences and more severe coronary artery disease predisposing to ischemia may have contributed to the increased occurrence of SCD during the first quarter of the year.
Authors
- Jenni J Hekkanen
- Heikki V. Huikuri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8800-963X)
- Olavi Ukkola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7414-2608)
- Juha Vähätalo
- S Mattila
- Juha S. Perkiömäki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1157-3985)
- Juhani Junttila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8896-1281)
- Lasse Pakanen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3494-7652)
- Hanna Latola
- M A E Eskuri
Institutions
- Oulu University Hospital (FI)
- University of Oulu (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cardiovascular Pathology
- Published
- 2025-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carpath.2025.107725
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00