title: Meta-analysis of the morning excess of acute myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death.
abstract: To evaluate the impact of elimination of the morning peak of cardiovascular events, we performed a meta-analysis of studies of circadian variation of myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death. The impact would be significant because approximately 1 of every 11 acute myocardial infarctions and 1 of every 15 sudden cardiac deaths are attributable to the morning excess incidence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Rohtla
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Lavery
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Muller
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mittleman
mesh_terms: D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology*