Atherosclerotic cardiovascular mortality during the 1992 riots in Los Angeles.
During the 3-day period of the Los Angeles riots in 1992, there was a significant increase in the total number of deaths investigated by the Coroner's office and deaths attributed to violence and trauma, but not to atherosclerotic cardiovascular mortality. However, there was a significant decrease in cardiovascular mortality in the period following the riots, compared with the period of the riots or the preceding period.
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Heart Institute, Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, CA 90017, USA.
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Perritt
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D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000401:mortality*; D003334:Coroners and Medical Examiners; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012305:Riots; D014754:Violence