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ecj-5450	Lippi, Giuseppe; Mattiuzzi, Camilla; Cervellin, Gianfranco	Seasonal variation in the frequency of myocardial infarction diagnosed in a large emergency department of a European country with a temperate climate	2015	3	.pdf	application/pdf	2137	88	51	First, the different distribution of AMI frequency at our latitude may be used as a reasonable basis to establish more stringent preventive meas- ures during the darker months of the year.8 Although vitamin D measurements were unavailable in our AMI patients, a relative defi- ciency of this important hormone has been extensively reported in autumn and winter, and this evidence may at least partially con- tribute to explain the enhanced burden of ischemic heart disease due to the stringent relationship existing between vitamin D defi- ciency and AMI.9 We conducted a retrospective analysis to verify whether the frequency of AMI cases diagnosed in the emer- gency department (ED) may follow a seasonal pattern in a European country with a temper- ate climate.	cache/ecj-5450.pdf	txt/ecj-5450.txt