Sudden Cardiac Death and Geomagnetic Activity: Links to Age, Gender and Agony Time

Abstract

The distribution of SCD, with short (< or =1h) and longer (1-24 h) time of death, on days of lowest (Io) GMA differs from that on days of unsettled, active, or stormy (IIo-IVo) GMA. Despite the general trend to higher SCD frequency at IIo-IVo GMA, certain rapidly dying groups (< 65 y males, > 65 y females) showed a strong trend toward higher numbers of SCD at the lowest GMA.

Clinical cosmobiology: distribution of deaths during 180 months and cosmophysical activity. The Lithuanian study, 1990–2004 The role of cosmic rays

“…The number of ischemic stroke-related deaths is rising (26). We mentioned analogical changes for prolactin and 17-ketosteroids (31,(41)(42)(43)(44)(45)(46)(47). It is also remarkable that stormy days of GMA are relatively rare -in the last 30 years, in the middle latitudes, 3.5-6.0% of days yearly (47).…”

“…On the other hand, growth hormone, 11-hydroketosteroids, cardiac arrhythmia, including atrial fibrillation of new origin, related to some 30% of ischemic strokes (CVA) due to cerebral embolism, ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation, the main background for sudden cardiac death, are rising at lowest GMA levels (41)(42)(43)(44)(45)(46)(47). Such multidirectional response of the human organism to environment can be connected with the absence of decisive links of many large groups (IHD, CVA) of pathology that include subgroups of events with opposite answers to changing physical parameters ( Table 1).…”

Space Weather and Tachysystolic Sudden Cardiac Death(Scd) -Lessons from Clinical Cosmobiology

“…We studied this problem since the middle of the last century, and published our observations in the last two decades of the Century (1-2) and in later studies (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8) the progress in Space exploration human astronauts-cosmonauts history and knowledge in space physics , computerization of physical data opens new possibilities to learn details of Environmental Physical Activity links with human health and medical emergencies. We used to compare SCD with a number of physical factors : Solar Activity (SA), represented by Sunspot Number (that was introduced by Swiss astronomer Wolf in the XIX C.-1848)) , Solar Flux at 2500 MGH and 10.7cm wavelength Geomagnetic Activity (GMA) According to A and K indices and divided in Quiet (A-0-7), Unsettled (A-8-15), Active (A -15-29) and Stormy (A-≥ 30); Cosmic Ray Activity (CRA) Measured by Neutron Activity on the Earth's surface in Impulse/minute (imp/ min).…”

Leaps in cardiovascular diseases after a decrease of hard cosmic ray flux and atmospheric pressure in Vilnius city in 2004–2007

“…The influence of meteorological, geophysical factors and solar activity variations on the human body is a well-known fact which is widely discussed in the scientific literature (Chizhevski 1976;Juozulynas et al 2000;Stoupel et al 2002;Dimitrova et al 2004;Styra et al 2004;Palmer et al 2006;Gimitrov 2007). In some cases, this influence is insignificant, but sometimes it leads to essential leaps in various diseases, cardiovascular in particular.…”