Winter blues, not just psychological!
New Delhi, Apr 29 (ANI): According to a new research, winter months don't just affect people's mood but also their health. According to two new studies conducted by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, winter is the most common time for hospital admissions. Aortic dissection is a serious condition where there is a tear in the inner lining of the aortic vessel and if left untreated, is associated with a high mortality rate of nearly 50 percent at 48 hours (NCBI). An estimated 6,199 hospitalisations with a primary diagnosis of aortic dissection occurred with the number of hospitalizations per day stratified by season. Results of this study showed hospitalisations being highest in winter (January) and lowest in summer (June). The results for in-hospital mortality rates ranged by month and showed patients admitted with STEMI having a higher mortality rate in winter months than in summer months.
