Cold weather increases the risk of heart attack

"Cold weather increases the risk of myocardial infarction"

"the Cold and the cold weather increases the risk of heart attacks. According to a new study that has gone through all of the heart attacks that occurred in Sweden during 15 years."

"heart attack – when a blood clot forms in the coronary arteries – causing an acute lack of oxygen in the heart and is one of the most common causes of death in Sweden. Now, scientists at, inter alia, Lund and Örebro university and Linköping university hospital to cold increases the risk."

"Study, covering all the heart attacks that occurred in Sweden between 1998 and 2013 – 274 000 – and researchers have linked these together with the weather data from SMHI. The result shows that the number of heart attacks increased by 14% at 0 degrees, compared with plus 20 degrees, write the Heart-lung foundation, in a press release."

"Factors that affect the heart, according to the researchers, mainly cold temperature, but also low air pressure, high wind speed and few hours of sunshine."

"• Pressing or blowing pain in the middle of the chest."

"• Pain radiating in the arms, neck, jaw, stomach or back."

"• Strong fatigue and orkeslöshet."

"• Nausea, cold sweat and dizziness."

"Source: Swedish Heart-lung foundation"