Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the Incidence of Acute Coronary Syndrome at a Primary Angioplasty Center in New Orleans

Publisher： Cambridge University Press

E-ISSN： 1938-744x|3|3|144-150

ISSN： 1935-7893

Source： Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, Vol.3, Iss.3, 2009-10, pp. : 144-150

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Abstract

Background: In August 2005, New Orleans was hit by Hurricane Katrina, the costliest natural disaster in US history. Previous studies have shown an increase in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the immediate hours to weeks after natural disasters. The goals of our study were to detect any long-term increase in the incidence of AMI after Katrina and to investigate any pertinent contributing factors.

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