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      Morning Increase of Onset of Myocardial Infarction

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      Cardiology
      S. Karger AG
      Plaque rupture, Morning increase, Myocardial infarction, Platelet aggregability

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          Abstract

          During the past 5 years it has been clearly established that there is a prominent morning increase in the frequency of onset of acute myocardial infarction. Similar increases have also been observed for the related conditions of sudden cardiac death, stroke and episodes of transient myocardial ischemia. The period from 6 a.m. to noon is also a time when a number of physiologic processes that could contribute to the onset of coronary thrombosis are intensified. Arterial pressure, which could lead to plaque rupture, rises; coronary tone increases; and platelet aggregability, which could contribute to a hypercoagulable state, increases. The immediate significance of these observations is the emphasis that should be placed on pharmacologic protection of patients during the morning hours. The primary longer-term significance of the recognition of the morning increase of onset of acute cardiovascular disease is the contribution it makes to the concept that onset of coronary thrombosis at any time of the day is frequently triggered by the activities of the patient. Investigation of this possibility may yield more information about the mechanism of disease onset and facilitate design of more effective preventive therapy.

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          Journal
          CRD
          Cardiology
          10.1159/issn.0008-6312
          Cardiology
          S. Karger AG
          978-3-8055-5038-3
          978-3-318-01533-1
          0008-6312
          1421-9751
          1989
          1989
          11 November 2008
          : 76
          : 2
          : 96-104
          Affiliations
          Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass., USA
          Article
          174480 Cardiology 1989;76:96–104
          10.1159/000174480
          2568181
          bb292f05-9bab-4f49-bbd2-40fbcea77d24
          © 1989 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          Pages: 9
          Categories
          Recent Advances in the Management of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

          General medicine,Neurology,Cardiovascular Medicine,Internal medicine,Nephrology
          Platelet aggregability,Myocardial infarction,Plaque rupture,Morning increase

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