TY - JOUR T1 - Excess in cardiovascular events on Mondays: could atherosclerotic plaques be more vulnerable after the weekend because of alcohol related cytokine dysregulation? JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health JO - J Epidemiol Community Health SP - 911 LP - 911 VL - 59 IS - 10 AU - Viktor Čulić Y1 - 2005/10/01 UR - http://jech.bmj.com/content/59/10/911.1.abstract N2 - Barnett and Dobson performed meta-analysis of data about weekly distribution of cardiovascular events and found a slight excess in events on Mondays, more pronounced in men or associated with greater alcohol consumption.1 However, a debate about the underlying mechanisms is wide open. The meta-analysis provided little evidence to support the possibility that registration data collection or recording procedures play a significant part in the phenomenon. Another part of the hypothesis lies in regard to increased stress on Mondays, particularly in employed people. A … ER -