Long-term effects of the Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake in Japan on acute myocardial infarction mortality: an analysis of death certificate data

Abstract

The Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake significantly increased long-term mortality from AMI in both men and women. Clinicians and policymakers in public health must recognise the need for long-term prevention of AMI in earthquake disaster areas.

Comparison of Cardiovascular Mortality in the Great East Japan and the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquakes – A Large-Scale Data Analysis of Death Certificates –

“…It has been reported that AMI mortality increased for 8 weeks after the H-A Earthquake, 5 in comparison with previous earthquakes, including the Northridge Earthquake. 17 The Northridge Earthquake was also an underground-type and was the same type as the H-A Earthquake, though damage was less than the H-A Earthquake. The GEJ Earthquake caused more severe damage and approximately 3-fold more human causalities as the H-A Earthquake.…”

Occurrence of Cardiovascular Events After the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster

“…43) Study limitations: The present study has several limitations. First, it was a single-center retrospective observational study.…”

An Asthma Patient with Steroid-resistant Decrease in Peak Expiratory Flow after the Great East Japan Earthquake Showing Spontaneous Recovery after 1 Month

“…Part of this resistance may be explained by the central neural circuitry responsible for the interaction between emotion and exacerbation of asthma (17); this circuitry is thought to be different from the inflammatory immune system. During or after catastrophic events, in patients influenced by disasters, the control of chronic diseases, such as hypertension or diabetes, worsens for a relatively long period (3,5,18). For instance, an increase in AMI incidence was reported after the Great Hanshin earthquake (19).…”