Stroke risk associated with cold spells occurring during the warm season
This study presents strong evidence for an overlooked association between warm-season cold spells and an increased risk of stroke occurrence. These findings further highlight the multifaceted ways in which climate change can affect human health.
Authors
- Claudia Traidl‐Hoffmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5085-5179)
- Michael Ertl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5271-4898)
- Susanne Breitner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0956-6911)
- Gertrud Hammel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1800-7679)
- Alexandra Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1084-2442)
- Annette Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6645-0985)
- Cheng He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8470-0834)
- Siqi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6239-8216)
- Markus Naumann
Institutions
- Zimmer Biomet (Netherlands) (NL)
- University of Augsburg (DE)
- University Hospital Augsburg (DE)
- Helmholtz Zentrum München (DE)
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environment International
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2025.109514
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.40
Funders
- Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung