The role of cold stress in predicting extra cardiovascular and respiratory admissions

Int J Cardiol. 2014;172(1):e109-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.122. Epub 2014 Jan 7.

Authors

Ivy Shiue¹, Stefan Muthers², Nick Bearman³

Affiliations

¹ School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, UK. Electronic address: i.shiue@hw.ac.uk.
² Climate and Environmental Physics, University of Bern, Switzerland.
³ School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK.

PMID: 24438927
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.122

No abstract available

Keywords: Biometeorology; Cardiovascular disease; Cold stress; Hospital admission; Risk factor; Weather.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnosis*
Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology
Cold Temperature / adverse effects*
Cold-Shock Response / physiology*
England / epidemiology
Geographic Information Systems / trends
Humans
Patient Admission / trends*
Predictive Value of Tests
Respiration Disorders / diagnosis*
Respiration Disorders / epidemiology