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Sudden cardiac death exhibits a bimodal circadian variation with peaks between 6-8 am and 6-8 pm, while fatal stroke peaks between 6-8 pm, and sudden cardiac death due to acute myocardial infarction in males has a primary peak between 4-6 am. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.SUPPORTS_CONSENSUS.

January 1, 1996Japanese Circulation JournalOpen Access

Daily Peaks in the Incidence of Sudden Cardiac Death and Fatal Stroke in Niigata Prefecture

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Population

Death certificates from 1984 to 1986 in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, including cases of sudden cardiac death…

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SHS HayashiPublic Health Department HTHideaki ToyoshimaNagoya University NTNaohito TanabeUniversity of Niigata Prefecture

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Implication

Supports bimodal SCD timing awareness in Japan; extends US observations to populations with distinct etiologies but remains hypothesis-generating.

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Population

Death certificates from 1984 to 1986 in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, including cases of sudden cardiac death (n=2953) and fatal stroke (n=529).

Outcome

Circadian variation in the incidence of sudden cardiac death and fatal strokehard clinical

Sudden cardiac death in Japan exhibits a bimodal circadian variation with peaks in the early morning and early evening, similar to patterns observed in the USA despite differing underlying causes.

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Hayashi et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d6e3943708a372d5e32ef https://doi.org/10.1253/jcj.60.193

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Implication

Supports bimodal SCD timing awareness in Japan; extends US observations to populations with distinct etiologies but remains hypothesis-generating.

Daily Peaks in the Incidence of Sudden Cardiac Death and Fatal Stroke in Niigata Prefecture

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Implication

Structured PICO

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Daily Peaks in the Incidence of Sudden Cardiac Death and Fatal Stroke in Niigata Prefecture

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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