Correlation between Changes in Local Earth’s Magnetic Field and Cases of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15512601 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gediminas Jaruševičius (0000-0001-9205-1902, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics), Tautvydas Rugelis (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences), Rollin McCraty (HeartMath Institute), Mantas Landauskas (0000-0002-8596-7573, Kaunas University of Technology), Kristina Berškienė (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences), Alfonsas Vainoras (0000-0002-5732-8520, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 399-399 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph15030399 |
| PMID | 29495373 |
| OpenAlex | W2793639268 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
The impact of changes in the geomagnetic field on the human body remains the subject of studies across the world, yet there is no consensus. Current studies are observing effects that require further work by researchers in order to find out the mechanisms that would allow a proper assessment of the correlations between the Earth's magnetic field variations and changes in human organisms. The main purpose of this study was to investigate possible correlations between the strength of time-varying aspects of the local Earth's magnetic field and incidence of myocardial infarctions. Study participants included 435 males and 268 females who had diagnosis of myocardial infarction during the period of 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016 and attended the Department of Cardiology at the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LUHS), Kauno klinikos. Time varying magnetic field data was collected at the magnetometer site located in Lithuania. After mathematical analysis, the results support the hypothesis that the Earth's magnetic field has a relationship between the number of acute myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation (STEMI) cases per week and the average weekly geomagnetic field strength in different frequency ranges. Correlations varied in different age groups as well as in males and females, which may indicate diverse organism sensitivity to the Earth's magnetic field
Cardiology · Earth's magnetic field · Infarction · Magnetic field · Magnetometer · Myocardial infarction · Physics · Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects · Human Health and Disease · Medicine · Spaceflight effects on biology · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |