Ultrasound cardiography examinations detect victims' long-term realized and potential consequences after major disasters: a case-control study
| Autor: | Yasunari Nakamoto, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Takeshi Hirobe, Sadao Shimizu, Fumie Maeda, Hidenori Onishi, Kazuhiko Hanzawa, Shinsaku Ueda, Hidekazu Terasawa, Hiromasa Tsubouchi, Soichi Enomoto, Tadanori Hamano, Osamu Yamamura, Muneichi Shibata |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Short Communication Health Behavior 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Temporary housing Disasters Tsunami disaster area 03 medical and health sciences Disaster area 0302 clinical medicine Japan medicine Earthquakes Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Aged Aged 80 and over Potential impact business.industry Public health lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Case-control study lcsh:RA1-1270 General Medicine Middle Aged Great East Japan Earthquake Cardiovascular Diseases Tsunamis Case-Control Studies Emergency medicine Support system Female Disaster-related diseases business Ultrasound cardiography examination |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 1347-4715 |
| Popis: | Background An increase in cardiovascular diseases has been reported following major disasters. Previous work has shown that ultrasonographic findings from ultrasound cardiography examination (UCG) increased until the 44th month after the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake. The present study conducted UCG among victims in the tsunami disaster area and investigated the frequency of disaster-related cardiovascular diseases and changes over time until the 55th month after the disaster. Methods The subjects were residents of temporary housing complexes and neighboring housing in Watari-gun, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. There were 207 subjects in the 18th month, 125 in the 30th month, 121 in the 44th month, and 106 in the 55th month after the disaster. Data were collected through UCG and self-report questionnaire. Results Significant changes were observed among subjects with clinical findings from the UCG, which increased over the study period—from 42.0 to 60.8, 72.7, and 73.6% beginning in the 18th month after the disaster (p |
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