Helio-geomagnetic influence in cardiological cases |
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Authors: | Ch Katsavrias P Preka-Papadema X Moussas Th Apostolou A Theodoropoulou Th Papadima |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanism, Faculty of Physics, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografos 157 71, Greece;2. St. Panteleimon General Hospital of Nicaea (Piraeus), 3 Mantouvalou, str. 184 54, Greece;3. Evagelismos’ General Hospital of Athens, 45-47 Ipsilantou str. 106 76, Greece |
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Abstract: | The effects of the energetic phenomena of the Sun, flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) on the Earth’s ionosphere–magnetosphere, through the solar wind, are the sources of the geomagnetic disturbances and storms collectively known as Space Weather. The research on the influence of Space Weather on biological and physiological systems is open. In this work we study the Space Weather impact on Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) distinguishing between ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (STE–ACS) and non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE–ACS) cases. We compare detailed patient records from the 2nd Cardiologic Department of the General Hospital of Nicaea (Piraeus, Greece) with characteristics of geomagnetic storms (DST), solar wind speed and statistics of flares and CMEs which cover the entire solar cycle 23 (1997–2007). Our results indicate a relationship of ACS to helio-geomagnetic activity as the maximum of the ACS cases follows closely the maximum of the solar cycle. Furthermore, within very active periods, the ratio NSTE–ACS to STE–ACS, which is almost constant during periods of low to medium activity, changes favouring the NSTE–ACS. Most of the ACS cases exhibit a high degree of association with the recovery phase of the geomagnetic storms; a smaller, yet significant, part was found associated with periods of fast solar wind without a storm. |
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Keywords: | Space weather Magnetic storms Substorms Sunspots |
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