Author/Authors :
Chowdhury، نويسنده , , Pertha S. and Franklin، نويسنده , , Barry A. and Boura، نويسنده , , Judith A. and Dragovic، نويسنده , , Ljubisa J. and Kanluen، نويسنده , , Sawait and Spitz، نويسنده , , Werner and Hodak، نويسنده , , Jerry and OʹNeill، نويسنده , , William W.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
To examine the proximate circumstances of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the setting of major snowstorms, we reviewed records from the medical examinersʹ offices of 3 counties in the weeks before, during, and after 2 heavy snowfalls that occurred in the greater metropolitan Detroit area. Of those who experienced SCD due to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (n = 271), 36 (33 men, 3 women) were engaged in snow removal, representing the largest number of exertion-related deaths after heavy snowfalls reported to date.
