Podcast 817: MI Risk during Elections

<p><strong>Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD</strong></p> <p><strong>Educational Pearls:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">2020 retrospective study with dat from two California hospitals compared rates of cardiovascular admissions in a five day period two weeks before and the five days after the presidential election     </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Hospitalization rate for acute cardiovascular disease increased by 17% and rate of acute myocardial infarction increased by 42%   </span></li> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Highest rates occurred in demographic of white males older than 75 years old</span></li> </ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">No significant difference between groups in rates of stroke and heart failure </span></li> </ul> <p><strong>References</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mefford MT, Rana JS, Reynolds K, et al. Association of the 2020 US Presidential Election With Hospitalizations for Acute Cardiovascular Conditions.</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">JAMA Netw Open</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. 2022;5(4):e228031. Published 2022 Apr 1. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.8031</span></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Summarized by Kirsten Hughes, MS4 | Edited by John Spartz MD & Erik Verzemnieks, MD</span></em></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In an effort to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in Emergency Medicine, The Emergency Medical Minute is proud to present our 2nd annual</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Diversity and Inclusion Award</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. We support increasing the representation of underrepresented groups in medicine and extend this award to individuals applying to emergency medicine residencies during the 2022-2023 cycle. For information on award el