Behavior of mortality due to acute myocardial infarction. Its relation with solar and geomagnetic storms

Abstract

An analytical study was carried out in the province of Guantanamo during 2001-2010, in order to contrast with previous results obtained in Cuba and other latitudes about the relationship of solar and geomagnetic perturbations with the frequency of infarct mortality acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The data are taken from the daily registry of mortality from this condition in health centers and in the homes of the deceased. The data was subjected to a statistical analysis of overlapping times with daily resolution, using windows of up to 9 days, centered on days with high solar or geomagnetic activity, which allowed to analyze the frequency of deaths due to acute myocardial infarction around those days "Active" during the entire period, other possible influences outside the scope of the work were not controlled. The sample was characterized by sex and age groups, seasonality and other parameters.