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Cardiology Management

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2015 31 Aug

Cold weather is associated with a higher risk of severe heart attack, according to research presented at ESC Congress by Dr Shuangbo Liu, adult cardiology resident at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. The six year study found that each 10°C drop in temperature was associated with a 7% increased risk of ST-elevation myocardial infarction...Read more