Research by Irish-UK data suggests that fatal heart attacks are more common on Mondays. Scientists have not been able to fully explain this 'blue Monday' phenomenon.
Research suggests that serious heart attacks are more likely to occur on Mondays than at any other time. The study found that the risk of having a heart attack on Monday was 13% higher than expected.
The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland analyzed data from 10,528 patients on the island of Ireland - 7,112 in the Republic and 3,416 in the North. The figures are as follows.
Between 2013 and 2018, they were hospitalized with the most serious heart attack — an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), which occurs when a major artery is completely blocked.
The researchers found that STEMI heart attacks increased at the beginning of the work week, with the highest rate on Monday.
The rates were higher than expected on Sunday, according to findings presented at the British Cardiovascular Society (BSS) conference in Manchester.
Scientists have not been able to fully explain this "blue Monday" phenomenon.
Previous studies have highlighted the link to the circadian rhythm — the body's sleep or wake cycle — that suggests Monday's risk of heart attack.
According to the British Heart Foundation (BHF), more than 30,000 people are admitted to hospital each year in the UK.
Attacks require immediate treatment to minimize damage to the heart.
Cardiologist Dr Jack Laffan, who led the research at Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, said: “We found a strong statistical association between the start of the working week and the incidence of STEMI.
“It has been described before but remains a curiosity. Because of multiple factors,
Professor Sir Nilesh, Medical Director at the BHF, said: "Every five minutes someone is admitted to hospital with a life-threatening heart attack in the UK, so it is vital that we continue to research how and why heart attacks happen. .
"This study adds to the evidence about the timing of particularly serious heart attacks, but we now have to pick out what makes certain days of the week more likely.
"Doing so will help doctors better understand this deadly condition so we can save more lives in the future."
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