Impact of Climate on the Incidence of Acute Coronary Syndrome　- Differences Between Japan and Thailand

Overview

Journal Circ Rep

Date 2024 Apr 12

PMID 38606419

Authors

Takashi Yamano

Katkanit Thammakumpee

Chanudda Nabkasorn

Arisara Ritngam

Nisakorn Krungkraipetch

Lalita Kaewwilai

San Suwanmanee

Arthit Phosri

Orawan Kaewboonchoo

Shin Murakami

Rikuya Tanaka

Nanami Murata

Yosuke Katayama

Akira Taruya

Masahiro Takahata

Teruaki Wada

Shingo Ota

Keisuke Satogami

Yuichi Ozaki

Manabu Kashiwagi

Yasutsugu Shiono

Akio Kuroi

Takashi Tanimoto

Hironori Kitabata

Atsushi Tanaka

Affiliations

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Abstract

Although there are many reports of temperature being associated with the onset of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), few studies have examined differences in ACS due to climatic differences between Japan and Thailand. The aim of this joint Japan-Thailand study was to compare patients with myocardial infarction in Japanese and Thai hospitals in different climates. We estimated the climate data in 2021 for the Wakayama Prefecture and Chonburi Province, two medium-sized cities in Japan and Thailand, respectively, and ACS patients who were treated at the Wakayama Medical University (WMU) and Burapha University Hospital (BUH), the two main hospitals in these provinces (ACS patient numbers: WMU, n=177; BUH, n=93), respectively. In the Chonburi Province, although the average temperature was above 25℃, the number of ACS cases in BUH varied up to threefold between months (minimum: July, 4 cases; maximum: October, 14 cases). In Japan and Thailand, there was a mild to moderate negative correlation between temperature-atmospheric pressure at the onset of ACS, but different patterns for temperature-humidity (temperature-atmospheric pressure, temperature-humidity, and atmospheric pressure-humidity: correlation index; r=-0.561, 0.196, and -0.296 in WMU vs. r=-0.356, -0.606, and -0.502 in BUH). The present study suggests that other climatic conditions and factors, not just temperature, might be involved in the mechanism of ACS.

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Impact of Climate on the Incidence of Acute Coronary Syndrome - Differences Between Japan and Thailand

Impact of Climate on the Incidence of Acute Coronary Syndrome　- Differences Between Japan and Thailand