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According to one study, the chances of a serious heart attack are higher at the beginning of the working week than at any other time. Researchers from the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland analyzed data from 10,528 patients across Ireland with the most serious type of heart attack between 2013 and 2018. This is known as an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and occurs when a major coronary artery becomes completely blocked.
The research, presented at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) conference in Manchester, UK, found that rates of STEMI heart attacks spiked at the start of the working week, with rates highest on Mondays. There was also a higher rate of STEMI than expected on Sunday, the researchers said.
Professor Nilesh Samani, Medical Director of the British Heart Foundation, said: “This study adds to the evidence about the timing of particularly severe heart attacks, but we now need to select which days of the week are most likely to occur. Makes them more likely.” “Doing so could help doctors better understand this deadly condition so we can save more lives in the future,” Samani said.
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Scientists have so far been unable to fully explain why this “Blue Monday” phenomenon occurs. Previous studies showing that heart attacks are more likely to occur on Mondays have highlighted a connection with circadian rhythms – the body’s sleep or wake cycles.
There are over 30,000 hospital admissions due to STEMI in the UK each year. It requires emergency assessment and treatment to minimize heart damage, and is normally treated with emergency angioplasty – a procedure to reopen a blocked coronary artery.
Jack Laffan, who led the research at Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, said: “We found a strong statistical association between the start of the working week and the incidence of STEMI. This has been described before, but it remains a curiosity happened.”
“The cause is likely multifactorial, however, based on what we know from previous studies, it is reasonable to assume a circadian element,” Laffan said.
