Short-term association between ambient temperature and acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations for diabetes mellitus patients: A time series study.

BACKGROUND:Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the leading cause of death among people with diabetes mellitus (DM) and has been found to occur more frequently with extreme temperatures. With the increasing prevalence of DM and the rising global mean temperature, the number of heat-related AMI cases...

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Main Authors: Holly Ching Yu Lam, Juliana Chung Ngor Chan, Andrea On Yan Luk, Emily Ying Yang Chan, William Bernard Goggins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-07-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6049878?pdf=render