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Deadly heart attacks are more common on a Monday

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239 points giuliomagnifico | 2 comments | 06 Jun 23 13:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.463s | source
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barbegal ◴[06 Jun 23 14:15 UTC] No.36213140[source]▶
The headline is misleading. The actual study proved that the recorded date of admission to hospital in Ireland with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction was increased on a Sunday and Monday. Increased admissions on a Monday is not that unusual given that people often seek medical attention after the weekend but maybe more surprising is the increase on a Sunday. https://heart.bmj.com/content/109/Suppl_3/A78
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dspillett ◴[06 Jun 23 15:48 UTC] No.36214664[source]▶
> maybe more surprising is the increase on a Sunday

I don't think that seems surprising. People working office jobs through the week go out and drink more on a Friday and Saturday night, and those of a more sporty bent will often push their bodies more at the weekend because that is when they can find the time for longer or multiple training sessions, and it is where you find organised events (the highest proportion of runs are on a Sunday, with the second highest being Saturday).

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1. renewiltord ◴[06 Jun 23 16:50 UTC] No.36215647[source]▶
There has to be an Internet Law that nothing is surprising - whether it is true or false. Every statement, true or false, has an explanation for why it is true.
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2. CDRdude ◴[06 Jun 23 18:10 UTC] No.36216844[source]▶
Yes, but that law isn’t surprising. The internet brings such a wide variety of life experience and education into the same discussion that there is always someone for whom the statement is obvious given their life experience.