People with heart disease skyrocketed during the year-end holidays

According to the researchers, the cause of this phenomenon has not been determined.

Many people did not enjoy the peaceful holidays but they often had to travel far to travel, combining meals to praise their spirits, increasing alcohol consumption as well as the state of psychological stress. increase.

All of these factors increase cardiovascular risk. Besides, many important holidays coincide with the winter, when the temperature drops, narrowing blood vessels, increasing pressure on the heart.

However, a recent study has "solved the problem" in winter and thinks that low temperatures do not affect the rate of heart attack. This study compares the level of heart attack between two groups of residents during the Christmas holiday season in New Zealand and the United States.

Such party parties will make the rate of people suffering from heart attacks skyrocket.(Image source: huffingtonpost).

New Zealand is a country with a rather special culture when they celebrate Christmas at their hottest time in the summer .

New Zealand is located in the Southern Hemisphere. So the people in this country started enjoying the sunny summers from December until February next year. Since becoming a British colony, New Zealanders have also celebrated Christmas on December 24 with party activities, festivals, and travel like Americans.

Researchers from the University of Melbourne in Australia have released data showing that New Zealanders also experienced a series of heart attacks during holidays even though they conducted celebratory activities on days. The hottest month of the year.

They conducted analysis of mortality data in New Zealand from 1988-2013 and calculated the average number of deaths per year. Next, they calculated the number of deaths during the Christmas holiday period, ie the period from December 25 to January 7 next year. The comparison results show that the rate of cardiovascular deaths increased by 4% during this period.

In addition, those who die during the Christmas period also tend to be younger each year and younger than those who die from heart disease in the rest of the year.

A 2004 study published a statistical analysis showing that in the United States alone, more than 500 people die from heart disease each year during the Christmas and New Year holidays.

People who die during the Christmas period also tend to be younger each year.

Researchers are unsure about the cause of the surge in cardiovascular disease in New Zealand during the Christmas season. However, there are several possible reasons.

Holidays make heart disease patients unable to take good care of themselves because they have to move and party constantly . Besides, their relatives are too busy in preparing for the festival so they pay less attention to them.

The second hypothesis is called "the possibility of delaying death" . This is a phenomenon where people try to postpone their time of death or hasten it so they can die on a special occasion such as Christmas or New Year.