Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
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Disaster Med Public Health Prep · Jun 2014
Impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on acute myocardial infarction in Fukushima prefecture.
The incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) reportedly increases following a huge disaster. On March 11, 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake hit a large area of eastern Japan. In Fukushima prefecture, many people suffered from the consequences of the earthquake, the subsequent tsunami, and especially the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. We assessed whether the incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) increased after the earthquake. ⋯ The Great East Japan Earthquake affected the incidence of AMI only in limited areas of Fukushima prefecture.