2022
Triggering of myocardial infarction by heat exposure is modified by medication intake
Chen K, Dubrow R, Breitner S, Wolf K, Linseisen J, Schmitz T, Heier M, von Scheidt W, Kuch B, Meisinger C, Peters A, Schneider A. Triggering of myocardial infarction by heat exposure is modified by medication intake. Nature Cardiovascular Research 2022, 1: 727-731. PMID: 39196082, DOI: 10.1038/s44161-022-00102-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMyocardial infarctionEffect modificationMI riskPre-existing coronary heart diseaseAnti-platelet medicationCertain cardiovascular medicationsBeta-receptor blockersCoronary heart diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionHeat exposureCardiovascular medicationsOlder patientsYounger patientsMedication useMedication intakeHeart diseaseHigh prevalenceLow prevalenceMI casesMedicationsPatientsInfarctionSignificant differencesCHDPrevalence
2019
Temporal variations in the triggering of myocardial infarction by air temperature in Augsburg, Germany, 1987–2014
Chen K, Breitner S, Wolf K, Hampel R, Meisinger C, Heier M, von Scheidt W, Kuch B, Peters A, Schneider A, Peters A, Schulz H, Schwettmann L, Leidl R, Heier M, Strauch K. Temporal variations in the triggering of myocardial infarction by air temperature in Augsburg, Germany, 1987–2014. European Heart Journal 2019, 40: 1600-1608. PMID: 30859207, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial infarctionMI riskCases of MIRisk of MITime-stratified case-crossover analysisPopulation susceptibilityCase-crossover analysisArea of AugsburgCoronary deathDiabetes mellitusNon-significant declineSubgroup analysisRelative riskLag non-linear modelShort-term exposureMI eventsEnvironmental triggersInfarctionRiskFuture studiesSocioeconomic settingsAssociationExposureSusceptibility