Effect of the Great East Japan Earthquake on Cardiovascular Diseases

Increase in avoidable hospital admissions after the Great East Japan Earthquake

“…These conditions may have increased just after the disaster, and immediately decreased thereafter. In fact, several studies reported that the increase in such conditions was temporary and that they started to decrease several weeks after the earthquake and tsunami disaster 9 10 12 14–16…”

“…Other studies have shown the short-term influence of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami disaster on increases in emergency department visits and hospital admissions due to cardiovascular disease,9 10 cerebrovascular disease,9 11 respiratory disease,9 12–14 infectious disease,15 gastrointestinal bleeding16 and others 9 17. However, it remains unknown whether the earthquake and tsunami disaster affected long-term health conditions of people in the affected areas.…”

Impact of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake on community health: ecological time series on transient increase in indirect mortality and recovery of health and long-term-care system

“…The number of pneumonia hospitalisations increased 2 weeks after the earthquake in select hospitals in Miyagi Prefecture 4 5. Frequency of ambulance transports and number of admissions to hospitals of cardiovascular disease cases increased within 2 months of the earthquake in Miyagi Prefecture 6 7. The number of peptic ulcer cases increased within 1 month of the earthquake in Miyagi Prefecture 8.…”

Infected Marantic Endocarditis With Leukemoid Reaction

“…A prolonged stressful situation could have contributed to suppressing the immune system. 4 Echocardiography is the technique of choice for the detection of these non-infectious vegetations. Due to their small size, TEE is more sensitive than conventional echocardiography.…”