It has been established that the episodes of huge atmospheric pollutions like the London fog of 1952 are responsible for an increased mortality, the larger part of which from cardiovascular events. Aim of the study is to investigate the relation between the levels of atmospheric pollutants and the frequency of hospital admissions from acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the city of Varna. Five hundred and eighty five patients were investigated from those who were admitted to the Intensive Care Clinic of St Marina University Hospital in Varna with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the period from December 2004 to December 2005. For the same period from October 2004 to December 2005 the relationship between the quality of the atmospheric air and the frequency of hospital admissions form AMI was investigated. For the investigated period from 1 October 2004 to 31 December 2005 a total of 585 persons were admitted for treatment at the ICC with a diagnosis of AMI, of which 393 (67.2%) were men and 192 (32.8%) were women. The mean age for them was 64.05 ± 0.49 years (from 18 to 93 years of age). The frequency of hospital admissions from AMI show sta tis ti cally sig nif i cant correlational sub or di na tions with al most all stud ied at mo spheric pol lut ants. The atmospheric pollution in urbanised inhabited areas should be taken as a risk factor for cardio-vascular diseases. Monitoring of the quality of atmospheric air provokes multidisciplinary prophylactic interest, including the needs of cardiologic prevention.
Scripta Scientifica Medica 2009; 41(2): 135-139.
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