J Clin Med March 2019 PMID 30909587

Daylight Saving Time and Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Meta-Analysis.

Roberto Manfredini, Fabio Fabbian, Rosaria Cappadona, Alfredo De Giorgi, Francesca Bravi, Tiziano Carradori, Maria Elena Flacco, Lamberto Manzoli

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The collective discussions reflect a strong consensus on the health risks associated with DST, with references to meta-analyses showing increased heart attack risks, such as phrases like 'modest but significant increase' and calls for policy changes like 'discontinuing DST.' The tone and choice of words emphasize the seriousness and potential societal impact of the findings, illustrating high relevance and engagement with the research.

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Most discussions acknowledge and support the findings linking DST transitions to increased heart attack risks.

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Posts cite research, analyze the implications, and discuss policy suggestions like discontinuing DST, indicating deep engagement.

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Abstract in brief

  • This meta-analysis examined studies to understand the impact of Daylight Saving Time (DST) changes on the risk of acute myocardial infarction (heart attacks), focusing on adults during the weeks after spring and autumn shifts.
  • The results showed a small but significant increase in the risk of heart attacks in the two weeks following DST transitions, especially after spring shifts, while the risk after winter shifts was similar to normal periods.
  • The findings suggest that reducing or discontinuing DST shifts might help lower the risk of heart attacks, but more research is needed to confirm these results while considering other potential factors.

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MK
@MK71083369 · X

@mekobi @CraigCaplan You joke but this is actually a really huge deal. Daylight savings time wreaks havoc on public health in numerous ways. Just one example: Circadian rhythm disruptions cause a significant upticks in heart attacks. https://t.co/SBlU9Vegad

Mar 15, 2022 · 38 likes · 3 shares · 67 followers View post →
Thierry Hernández-Gilsoul MD, MPH
@doctorthierry · X

Cambio de horario e Infartos Agudo al Miocardio. Metanalisis en J. Clin. Med. 2019, 8(3), 404; https://t.co/4gwSC7Dck1 https://t.co/5okLdLhiYi

Oct 30, 2022 · 13 likes · 2 shares · 19,892 followers View post →
Dr. Brian Goldman
@NightShiftMD · X

#DaylightSavingTime https://t.co/Jee9a2sMfv "The risk of AMI increases modestly but significantly after DST transitions, supporting the proposal of DST shifts discontinuation."

Mar 13, 2022 · 8 likes · 2 shares · 102,025 followers View post →
Bheatrix
@BheatrixB · X

@LucasLafeta @fail_comment É pra já!

Nov 8, 2022 · 7 likes · 8,362 followers View post →
Nick Mark MD
@nickmmark · X

Daylight savings has big harms including: HEART ATTACKS A meta-analysis found the spring DST transition was associated with an increase in acute myocardial infarctions (OR: 1.05 95% CI 1.02–1.07) https://t.co/ch3YHxMfCS This is potentially thousands of extra deaths per year! 7/

Mar 10, 2024 · 6 likes · 3 shares · 66,053 followers View post →
Jonathan Cedernaes
@JCedernaes · X

A11.7 #EverydaySleepChat This is probably because our endogenous circadian rhythm is ~24.2 hours long) Here we for example see (meta analysis) evidence for a higher risk of myocardial infarction in the period after the switch DST: https://t.co/ZPitS3ibHG

Mar 15, 2023 · 5 likes · 3,125 followers View post →

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żurki srurki
@naprogusiatki · X

@ksedzicki https://t.co/ACsThGoufv Wad nie stwierdzono, a wschód o 9 nie jest dla mnie równoważącym argumentem do aspektów zdrowotnych.

Apr 2, 2025 · 1 like · 132 followers View post →
Aleksander Data
@AlexDataa · X

I na koniec dobra i przekrojowa metaanaliza wpływu zmiany czasu na problemy sercowe: https://t.co/QEfcZXxIap https://t.co/mCS40ILE0I

Mar 31, 2025 · 331 followers View post →
Oppositeees
@azgh54kk9 · X

@DeTocqueville14 I'm giving this to HR tomorrow... at 10 am... which is when I intend to arrive at work https://t.co/Gvon2k9CFp

Mar 9, 2025 · 1 like · 183 followers View post →
Oppositeees
@azgh54kk9 · X

@txsalth2o https://t.co/Gvon2k9CFp

Mar 9, 2025 · 183 followers View post →
Oppositeees
@azgh54kk9 · X

@Batboy_Supreme @rangermonk1 this time around I've decided not to comply. I will officially be an hour behind the rest for the next 6 months... the revolution begins https://t.co/Gvon2k9CFp

Mar 9, 2025 · 1 like · 183 followers View post →
Oppositeees
@azgh54kk9 · X

@rangermonk1 here's the link for you my friend. https://t.co/Gvon2k9CFp

Mar 9, 2025 · 183 followers View post →
W. Chris Winter, MD, FAASM, DABSM, DABPN
@drchriswinter · X

@Johnkawowski @ABoleynGirl @CNN @WSJ @WSJhealth @washingtonpost @nytimes @NYTHealth The list is endless... https://t.co/HVOLbsUFJd https://t.co/HxHRoKdad2 Lévy L, et al. Daylight saving time affects European mortality patterns. Nat. Commun. 2022 Manfredini R, et al. Daylight saving time and acute myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis. J. Clin. Med. 2019

Jan 14, 2025 · 6,445 followers View post →
Nikki
@Nikki261915 · X

@KOCOdamonlane Better than the increase in heart attacks that happens every year. https://t.co/VBcXroEe78

Dec 15, 2024 · 60 followers View post →
Henry Gilbert
@gilbert_henry · X

@adambspencer Increased risk of heart attack/stroke, car accidents, as well as mood disturbances and anxiety/depression as a result of DST. Seem like reasonably big issues… https://t.co/c7jjHWQ0JY https://t.co/gzjFI6YjTG https://t.co/qBDgVi256S https://t.co/pLIzA59fEr

Dec 14, 2024 · 451 followers View post →
Overlizard
@Aitch_El · X

RT @nickmmark: Daylight savings has big harms including: HEART ATTACKS A meta-analysis found the spring DST transition was associated with…

Mar 29, 2024 · 3 shares · 3,571 followers View post →
coonavass
@coonavass · X

RT @nickmmark: Daylight savings has big harms including: HEART ATTACKS A meta-analysis found the spring DST transition was associated with…

Mar 29, 2024 · 3 shares · 4,774 followers View post →
Syed Shahrul Naz
@drshahrul80 · X

RT @nickmmark: Daylight savings has big harms including: HEART ATTACKS A meta-analysis found the spring DST transition was associated with…

Mar 11, 2024 · 3 shares · 6,934 followers View post →
Nick Mark MD
@nickmmark · X

Daylight savings has big harms including: HEART ATTACKS A meta-analysis found the spring DST transition was associated with an increase in acute myocardial infarctions (OR: 1.05 95% CI 1.02–1.07) https://t.co/ch3YHxMfCS This is potentially thousands of extra deaths per year! 7/

Mar 10, 2024 · 6 likes · 3 shares · 66,053 followers View post →
PT_Halifax
@HalifaxPt · X

@thevivafrei I'm afraid to touch my clocks. Daylight Saving Time and Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Meta-Analysis https://t.co/SBeHRQdIYi

Nov 7, 2023 · 1 like · 125 followers View post →
Kyla Lee
@IRPlawyer · X

@jakietheboycat @petroman62 Aaand here's the Journal of Clinical Medicine on heart attack risks associated with time changes: https://t.co/NGu33jXiuk

Nov 5, 2023 · 24,339 followers View post →
Fact'Ory
@FactsOrigins · X

@verity_france Les méta-analyses s'accordent sur une ↗️ (entre 5 et 13%) des infarctus après le changement à l'heure d'été notamment le premier jour de ce changement. Elles peuvent cependant être contradictoires sur le changement d'automne : - https://t.co/1OLIYrsUo4 - https://t.co/0kTFxAQZBn https://t.co/8Z4rXA58uU

Nov 5, 2023 · 1,245 followers View post →
Nostradamus
@Theplobium · X

@R42543H @AllieGAK Studies have shown that there are quite a few negative ramifications to DST. But I suppose climate change takes precedence. https://t.co/0Ro3AS4wA4

Mar 16, 2023 · 944 followers View post →
Jonathan Cedernaes
@JCedernaes · X

A11.7 #EverydaySleepChat This is probably because our endogenous circadian rhythm is ~24.2 hours long) Here we for example see (meta analysis) evidence for a higher risk of myocardial infarction in the period after the switch DST: https://t.co/ZPitS3ibHG

Mar 15, 2023 · 5 likes · 3,125 followers View post →
Bheatrix
@BheatrixB · X

@LucasLafeta @fail_comment É pra já!

Nov 8, 2022 · 7 likes · 8,362 followers View post →
All Knowing Biologist
@All_Knowing_Bio · X

@Jaygroot1 @GeorgeTakei https://t.co/9H3sBZo4ek

Nov 6, 2022 · 802 followers View post →
Diego
@diegolg03 · X

@doctormacias @CirujanoGZ https://t.co/1lwFtutivo

Oct 30, 2022 · 26 followers View post →
Irina Leines
@RainbowRawrBitc · X

@ESAISO @conapra discontinuation, although additional evidence is certainly needed to confirm the present results, identify high-risk subjects and quantify the relationship between DST transition and other severe diseases." https://t.co/Q0vN8jltmV

Oct 30, 2022 · 1 like · 26 followers View post →
Pete Ramos #ElPartidoSePurificaDepurandose
@Pedro_Ramos07 · X

RT @doctorthierry: Cambio de horario e Infartos Agudo al Miocardio. Metanalisis en J. Clin. Med. 2019, 8(3), 404; https://t.co/4gwSC7Dck1…

Oct 30, 2022 · 2 shares · 1,158 followers View post →
JESUSOSKY
@JESUSOSKY2 · X

RT @doctorthierry: Cambio de horario e Infartos Agudo al Miocardio. Metanalisis en J. Clin. Med. 2019, 8(3), 404; https://t.co/4gwSC7Dck1…

Oct 30, 2022 · 2 shares · 994 followers View post →
Thierry Hernández-Gilsoul MD, MPH
@doctorthierry · X

Cambio de horario e Infartos Agudo al Miocardio. Metanalisis en J. Clin. Med. 2019, 8(3), 404; https://t.co/4gwSC7Dck1 https://t.co/5okLdLhiYi

Oct 30, 2022 · 13 likes · 2 shares · 19,892 followers View post →
Patricio Castro (#new
@pacastrom · X

@MonitoDeTrapo https://t.co/zw80aQ6ktv

Sep 14, 2022 · 282 followers View post →
Carotrujillo79
@Carotrujillo791 · X

RT @F_VazPer: @ginadiezbarroso https://t.co/jyIf4cAnnP Este documento científico habla del incremento modesto de casos de infarto cardiaco.

Jul 26, 2022 · 2 shares · 2,036 followers View post →
Ángeles Hernández
@Angeles63678910 · X

RT @F_VazPer: @ginadiezbarroso https://t.co/jyIf4cAnnP Este documento científico habla del incremento modesto de casos de infarto cardiaco.

Jul 15, 2022 · 2 shares · 4,047 followers View post →
Francisco Vázquez
@F_VazPer · X

@ginadiezbarroso https://t.co/jyIf4cAnnP Este documento científico habla del incremento modesto de casos de infarto cardiaco.

Jul 11, 2022 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 2,216 followers View post →
Oskar Bear
@B3ARB0Y · X

@mbonfil_65 https://t.co/Uh5hZaabZv

Jul 5, 2022 · 39 followers View post →
Will Brown
@willdbrown314 · X

@Jessica718784 @KaladinCB @KuemperKougar35 @MattGertz A 2019 report found a higher risk of heart attack after both time changes, but particularly during daylight saving. https://t.co/m79bWN5cpl

Mar 15, 2022 · 1 like · 348 followers View post →
Luke 8:17
@Ducks_n_Dogs · X

RT @MK71083369: @mekobi @CraigCaplan You joke but this is actually a really huge deal. Daylight savings time wreaks havoc on public health…

Mar 15, 2022 · 3 shares · 583 followers View post →
Tired and wired
@caseystorment · X

@rndmstuffnstuff @CarynOverB @TertleKatie @SenateCloakroom @Bencjacobs @SenRubioPress @SenWhitehouse https://t.co/YkAG5NFYNC Incorrect, here's the actual study that shows DST is actually more harmful.

Mar 15, 2022 · 42 followers View post →
Katrina Greer
@KatrinaG3K · X

RT @MK71083369: @mekobi @CraigCaplan You joke but this is actually a really huge deal. Daylight savings time wreaks havoc on public health…

Mar 15, 2022 · 3 shares · 438 followers View post →
MK
@MK71083369 · X

@mekobi @CraigCaplan You joke but this is actually a really huge deal. Daylight savings time wreaks havoc on public health in numerous ways. Just one example: Circadian rhythm disruptions cause a significant upticks in heart attacks. https://t.co/SBlU9Vegad

Mar 15, 2022 · 38 likes · 3 shares · 67 followers View post →
Sarah Pennington
@teagancallah · X

RT @NightShiftMD: #DaylightSavingTime https://t.co/Jee9a2sMfv "The risk of AMI increases modestly but significantly after DST transitions,…

Mar 13, 2022 · 2 shares · 570 followers View post →
Lori Hahnel
@LoriHahnel · X

RT @NightShiftMD: #DaylightSavingTime https://t.co/Jee9a2sMfv "The risk of AMI increases modestly but significantly after DST transitions,…

Mar 13, 2022 · 2 shares · 2,203 followers View post →
Dr. Brian Goldman
@NightShiftMD · X

#DaylightSavingTime https://t.co/Jee9a2sMfv "The risk of AMI increases modestly but significantly after DST transitions, supporting the proposal of DST shifts discontinuation."

Mar 13, 2022 · 8 likes · 2 shares · 102,025 followers View post →
Sebastian Jäger
@CardiologyNerd · X

RT @JKHennigs: @kaschenke Klar! Du bist ja auch Kardiologe

Oct 31, 2021 · 2 shares · 305 followers View post →
Karsten Schenke
@kaschenke · X

RT @JKHennigs: @kaschenke Klar! Du bist ja auch Kardiologe

Oct 31, 2021 · 2 shares · 4,483 followers View post →
Jan K. Hennigs
@JKHennigs · X

@kaschenke Klar! Du bist ja auch Kardiologe

Oct 31, 2021 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 1,085 followers View post →
Isatou Sarr
@IsatouSarr4 · X

Daylight Saving Time and Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Meta-Analysis https://t.co/0lydXwYQu7 via @MDPIOpenAccess

Jul 27, 2021 · 52 followers View post →
T e Ox f E r f rd
@awilliamsky · X

@Jamie_Wisconsin @DinaYoga @BCOOL333 It’s true. Here is one abstract on the subject: https://t.co/Z6ov0qjiRZ

Mar 14, 2021 · 2 likes · 241 followers View post →
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@michele_spo · X

@ms1ps @gurghet @tajaliga @disinformatico https://t.co/ZI4PLAk3z2 https://t.co/TIumYHE9G2

Oct 25, 2020 · 671 followers View post →
CarolynColson
@CarolynColson · X

RT @RobinEnochs: "The risk of AMI increases modestly but significantly after DST transitions, supporting the proposal of DST shifts discont…

Mar 8, 2020 · 1 share · 4,372 followers View post →
Robin Enochs
@RobinEnochs · X

"The risk of AMI increases modestly but significantly after DST transitions, supporting the proposal of DST shifts discontinuation. Additional studies that fully adjust for potential confounders are required to confirm the present findings." https://t.co/UkbbMofUOo

Mar 8, 2020 · 3 likes · 1 share · 20,295 followers View post →
Erick de la Barrera
@erickdlbm · X

@warkentin Como se ha visto varias veces que ustedes traen los temas y luego los retoma el PG en la mañanera, ojalá que le puedan sugerir que mejor cancele el horario de verano. Ese sí es maligno. p.ej.: https://t.co/E4tUErJ2Ng https://t.co/MTatV5W0Gr https://t.co/2RkMIsCyTV

Feb 6, 2020 · 1,279 followers View post →
Medicina del Dormir
@AMMDMexico · X

@WOLVERINE2773 https://t.co/uB5uShnFil https://t.co/xqM9LVQ8HJ https://t.co/GDew8tZYe8  https://t.co/Zi8ESqUo9k

Apr 6, 2019 · 1,469 followers View post →
PiRi
@jbastidacano · X

El riesgo de infarto se eleva después de los cambios de hora de primavera Conclusión: Sería mejor dejar este horario :) https://t.co/e7UAKclIJf

Mar 28, 2019 · 1 like · 453 followers View post →
SystematicReviewBot
@EvidenceRobot · X

RT @JCM_MDPI: #mdpijcm #Special_Issue__Myocardial_Injury_and_Infarction Daylight Saving Time and Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Meta-Analys…

Mar 25, 2019 · 1 share · 6,700 followers View post →
JCM MDPI
@JCM_MDPI · X

#mdpijcm #Special_Issue__Myocardial_Injury_and_Infarction Daylight Saving Time and Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Meta-Analysis https://t.co/ufUIR6ApxB @MDPIOpenAccess https://t.co/shqOz0JZES

Mar 25, 2019 · 1 share · 3,582 followers View post →
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