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Deadly heart attacks are more common on a Monday

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239 points giuliomagnifico | 1 comments | 06 Jun 23 13:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | 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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1. 3minus1 ◴[06 Jun 23 17:37 UTC] No.36216341[source]▶
Thanks for linking this. I wish the article included actual stats like the scientists expected about 1500 admissions per day, but Sun/Mon had over 1600, while the other days were between 1400 and 1500.