High Temperatures and Cardiovascular-Related Morbidity: A Scoping Review.

Cicci, Kendra R; Maltby, Alana; Clemens, Kristin K; Vicedo-Cabrera, Ana Maria; Gunz, Anna C; Lavigne, Éric; Wilk, Piotr (2022). High Temperatures and Cardiovascular-Related Morbidity: A Scoping Review. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(18), p. 11243. MDPI 10.3390/ijerph191811243

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The primary objective of this review was to synthesize studies assessing the relationships between high temperatures and cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related hospital encounters (i.e., emergency department (ED) visits or hospitalizations) in urban Canada and other comparable populations, and to identify areas for future research. Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Scopus were searched between 6 April and 11 April 2020, and on 21 March 2021, to identify articles examining the relationship between high temperatures and CVD-related hospital encounters. Studies involving patients with pre-existing CVD were also included. English language studies from North America and Europe were included. Twenty-two articles were included in the review. Studies reported an inconsistent association between high temperatures and ischemic heart disease (IHD), heart failure, dysrhythmia, and some cerebrovascular-related hospital encounters. There was consistent evidence that high temperatures may be associated with increased ED visits and hospitalizations related to total CVD, hyper/hypotension, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and ischemic stroke. Age, sex, and gender appear to modify high temperature-CVD morbidity relationships. Two studies examined the influence of pre-existing CVD on the relationship between high temperatures and morbidity. Pre-existing heart failure, AMI, and total CVD did not appear to affect the relationship, while evidence was inconsistent for pre-existing hypertension. There is inconsistent evidence that high temperatures are associated with CVD-related hospital encounters. Continued research on this topic is needed, particularly in the Canadian context and with a focus on individuals with pre-existing CVD.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Review Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)

UniBE Contributor:

Vicedo Cabrera, Ana Maria, Wilk, Piotr

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services

ISSN:

1660-4601

Publisher:

MDPI

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

27 Sep 2022 09:02

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 16:25

Publisher DOI:

10.3390/ijerph191811243

PubMed ID:

36141512

Uncontrolled Keywords:

cardiovascular extreme heat events heat wave high temperatures morbidity

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/173244

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/173244

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