Hurricane Katrina: The Infarcts Beyond the Storm

At the 4-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the devastation of this August 29, 2005, storm and its aftermath still affect the lives of many residents and medical personnel in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the surrounding areas along the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf coasts.1 Katrina was a powerful category 3 hurricane, whose sustained winds exceeded 125 mph at landfall. It was the sixth strongest hurricane ever recorded, and the third strongest to make landfall in the United States.2 Katrina’s damaging force extended for 100 mi from the storm’s center. It was the costliest hurricane in US history, with total cost estimated at $150 billion, as well as one of the deadliest in the US, claiming 1800 lives in 7 states. More than 1500 of those deaths occurred in Louisiana.

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