New Research Shows Heart-Related Deaths Spike Over Holidays
Study in the Journal of the American Heart Association analyzed trends in New Zealand to rule out cold weather as a possibility.
Cold weather may have no correlation to heart-related deaths during winter months, according to a new study.
Recent research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association analyzed trends in heart-related deaths in New Zealand, where Christmas occurs during the summer season when death rates are usually at a seasonal low – allowing researchers to separate any winter effect from a holiday effect.