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The Northridge earthquake as a trigger for acute myocardial infarction.

Authors: J Leor|||R A Kloner

Journal: The American journal of cardiology

Publication Type: Journal Article

Date: 1996

DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00169-5

ID: 8651102

Affiliations:

Affiliations

    The Heart Institute, Good Samaritan Hospital, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.|||

Abstract

The Northridge earthquake was followed by a 35% increase in the number of admissions for myocardial infarction to coronary care units. Our observation suggest that onset of myocardial infarction is related to certain triggers, and stressful events may be one of them.