Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

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• J Am Med Dir Assoc · Nov 2000

  Seasonal variation of deaths from fatal myocardial infarction, primary cardiac arrest, sudden cardiac death, and refractory congestive heart failure in older persons living in New York City.

  To investigate if there is seasonal variation in cardiac deaths in older persons living in a nursing home in New York City. ⋯ The frequency of cardiac deaths in older persons living in a nursing home in New York City significantly increased 1.29 times during the period December through March compared with the average of the two other 4-month periods (P < 0.001).

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