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Risk Factors for Myocardial Infarction During Vacation Travel

Willem J. Kop, PhD, Ad Vingerhoets, PhD, Gert-Jan Kruithof, MD and John S. Gottdiener, MD

From the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (W.J.K.), Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Clinical Health Psychology (A.V.), Tilburg University, the Netherlands; Royal Dutch Touring Club – ANWB (G-J.K.), the Hague, the Netherlands; and Saint Francis Hospital (J.S.G.), Roslyn, New York.



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  		Fig. 1. Probability of myocardial infarction (MI) as related to duration of vacation. MI was disproportionately present during the first 2 days of vacation compared with all other 2-day periods.

 


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  		Fig. 2. Relationship between Vacation MI and motivations for taking vacation using Vacation Controls and Hospital MI patients as comparison groups.

 




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