Natural Disasters and Myocardial Infarction: The Six Years After Hurricane Katrina

Abstract Objective To determine the prolonged effect of Hurricane Katrina on the incidence and timing of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the city of New Orleans. Patients and Methods Our study population consisted of 1476 patients with AMI before (August 29, 1999, to August 28, 2005) and after...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Mayo Clinic proceedings 2014-04, Vol.89 (4), p.472-477
Hauptverfasser:	Peters, Matthew N., MD, Moscona, John C., MD, Katz, Morgan J., MD, Deandrade, Kevin B., MD, Quevedo, Henry C., MD, Tiwari, Sumit, MD, Burchett, Andrew R., MD, Turnage, Thomas A., MD, Singh, Kanwar Y., MD, Fomunung, Edmond N., MD, Srivastav, Sudesh, PhD, Delafontaine, Patrice, MD, Irimpen, Anand M., MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Coronary Syndrome - epidemiology Acute Coronary Syndrome - etiology Acute Coronary Syndrome - psychology Adult Age Distribution Aged Cohort Studies Cyclonic Storms Disasters Female Follow-Up Studies Health aspects Heart attack Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Incidence Internal Medicine Louisiana Male Middle Aged Myocardial Infarction - epidemiology Myocardial Infarction - etiology Myocardial Infarction - psychology Natural disasters New Orleans Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment Risk factors Severity of Illness Index Sex Distribution Stress, Psychological - epidemiology Stress, Psychological - etiology Survival Analysis Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract Objective To determine the prolonged effect of Hurricane Katrina on the incidence and timing of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the city of New Orleans. Patients and Methods Our study population consisted of 1476 patients with AMI before (August 29, 1999, to August 28, 2005) and after (February 14, 2006, to February 13, 2012) Hurricane Katrina at Tulane University Health Sciences Center to determine post-Katrina alterations in the occurrence and timing of AMI. Results Compared with pre-Katrina values, there was a more than 3-fold increase in the percentage of admissions for AMI during the 6 years after Hurricane Katrina ( P
ISSN:	0025-6196 1942-5546
DOI:	10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.12.013