Is there any effect of Ramadan fasting on acute coronary heart disease events

摘要: Abstract Objective: We investigated whether Ramadan fasting, which concerns billions of Muslims in the world, has a negative effect on coronary heart disease patients. Methods: Patients who were hospitalized at Emergency Center Ankara Numune Hospital evaluated retrospectively between years 1991 and 1997. with acute events, those died this within period before, during, after ratio these cases total number patients was determined along mortality rates. Results: In all study events significantly lower than before or ( P =0.03). But, population to not statistically significant periods >0.05). conclusion, we speculate that fasting does increase events. believe further prospective studies should provide an opportunity examine relation