“…Again, in 1980 hospital admissions in St. Louis, MO, and Kansas City, MO, were found to be increased by 5.1% and 1.5% during a heat wave, and deaths from all causes rose by 57% and 64%, respectively. 40 A 26% increase in total mortality and a 98% increase in cardiovascular mortality were associated with the 1999 heat wave in Philadelphia, PA. 41 Data showed an increase in total mortality in four of the five counties examined and an increase in cardiovascular mortality in all five counties. The risk for death for those dying from cardiovascular disease increased significantly for people older than 64 years, for both sexes, and all races.…”