Do you see more MIs when the clocks go forward?

British Summer Time (BST)/daylight saving time (DST) started in the UK over the weekend. DST started in the US on 8 March.

Open Heart research suggests there is a 24% transient increase in the incidence of acute MI in the week following this seasonal time change, and a 21% transient decrease in the week following the end of DST/the return to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in the autumn.

Do you notice these patterns where you work?

Source: Doc2Doc BMJ Cardiology - March 30, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sabreena Source Type: forums