Can heliogeomagnetic storm start and aggravate myocardiac infarction?

ABSTRACT

The disturbance in the Geomagnetic Pole [GMP] may play a signal of change in Bioadaptive Mechanism leading to Ischemic Heart Disease [IHD]. The data of GMP from The Institute of Geophysics, Gottingen, Germany of 1097 days [1989-1992] were analysed and compared to the hospital admissions, 2635 patients with acute Myocardial Infarction [MI] in this period, in the Crimea Medical Institute, Cardiac Gentre, Simferopol-333006, Ukraine a] The Geomagnetic Pole Disturbed Day [GMPDD] were 243 [22.2%] during which 568 patients [21.6% of the total patients with MI] were admitted. B] The unfavourable days [UFD, disturbed day, a day before and a day after the disturbed day] were 541 [49.3%] by the method of overlapping period, during which 1318 patients [50% of the total patients with MI] were admitted. It is the highest% age of admission as compared to the rest of the days. Hence, it is very wise to think that disturbance in GMP, may have been expressed as the aggravation of IHD. c] The number Sudden Geomagnetic Strom Days [SGSD] were 102 [9.3%] during which 257 patients [9.8%] were admitted