Circadian rhythms in cardiovascular disease: the crucial hours
Detry, J.M.; Vincent, M.
Journal of Human Hypertension 6(Suppl 1): S3-S8
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0950-9240 PMID: 1293306 Document Number: 397608
Major cardiovascular events, i.e. myocardial infarction and sudden death, have a circadian variation with a peak incidence during the morning hours. The factors possibly triggering those events, namely myocardial ischaemia, sympathetic tone and blood coagulability, have a similar circadian variation which could explain the circadian distribution of the major cardiovascular events.