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| ETS exposure increases heart attack risk |
| ETS may be responsible for as many as 40,000 heart attacks a year. 13 of 14 recent epidemiological studies have shown an increased risk for coronary heart disease. |
| Secondhand Smoke Ups Heart Attack Risk |
| Nonsmoking individuals living with heavy smokers have four times the risk of heart attack compared with those who live in smoke-free environments, according to a study. |
| Secondhand Smoke Breaks Down Blood Vessel |
| Research results: After spending only 30 minutes in a smoke-filled room, participants in a study had losses in their blood levels of antioxidants. |
| Secondhand smoke nearly doubles a woman's risk of having a heart attack |
| According to the largest study ever conducted on the issue. |
| Tobacco and Cardiovascular Disease |
| Section on secondhand smoke and heart disease. |
| Passive Smoking and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease |
| A meta-analysis of epidemiologic Studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine indicates secondhand smoke causes heart attack, atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries, congestive heart failure and other cardiovascular problems. |
| Exposure to secondhand smoke increases heart attacks |
| Summary of a Johns Hopkins study. 32,000 women were tracked over 10 years. Those exposed to secondhand smoke were 91% more likely to have a heart attack. |
| Science News Online: Secondhand Smoke Carries High Price |
| "Scientists have taken the guesswork out of determining how much damage secondhand smoke does to a person's arteries. It's about 40 percent as much as smoking does, a new study finds." Large study (10,914 people) done at Wake Forest University. |
| Repace Associates - Secondhand Smoke and Cardiovascular Disease |
| Reviews the literature up to most recent publications; presents summary and graphs results for major research items. |
| CNN - Study: Passive smoke an even greater risk |
| New research provides some of the strongest evidence yet that constant exposure to passive smoke nearly doubles the risk of heart attack and death in non-smokers. |
| Passive Tobacco Smoke And Heart Disease |
| Summary of recent research showing that secondhand smoke causes more heart disease than cancer. |
| Epidemiologic Studies of Fatal and Nonfatal Cardiovascular Disease and ETS Exposure from Spousal Smoking |
| "The evidence linking heart disease and ETS exposure from a spouse has become substantially stronger since OSHA first proposed including heart disease in its risk assessment of ETS in 1994". |
| Passive Smoking and Heart Disease: Mechanisms and Risk |
| Review of the literature concludes "the effects of secondhand tobacco smoke on the cardiovascular system are not caused by a single component of the smoke, but rather are caused by the effects of many elements, including carbon monoxide, nicotine, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and others". |
| Secondhand Smoke and Acute Coronary Syndromes |
| Research finds that even small exposures to secondhand smoke can damage health and even kill. |
| Passive Smoking and Cardiovascular Risk |
| Paper covers animal studies, human studies. |
| One Half Hour of Passive Smoking Damages Heart |
| News report on research research that shows that breathing secondhand smoke for just 30 minutes can damage the heart. |
| Environmental Tobacco Smoke |
| American Heart Association: secondhand smoke causes heart disease and nearly doubles the risk of heart attack. |
| Secondhand Smoke a First-Rate Danger |
| Secondhand smoke is now recognized as a significant cardiovascular health hazard; summary of findings of 18 recent research studies. |
| Passive Smoking and Heart disease: Epidemiology, Physiology, and Biochemistry |
| Review of the scientific literature outlines the mechanisms and documents the risk (the third leading preventable cause of death in America). |
| Cardiovascular Dangers of Passive Smoking |
| What secondhand smoke does to cholesterol, the heart, the blood, and the arteries. |
| Six-month Public Smoking Ban Slashes Heart Attack Rate in Community |
| In the first study of its kind, researchers have found that the number of heart attack victims admitted to a regional hospital dropped by nearly 60 percent during the first six months that a smoke-free ordinance was in effect in the community. |
| NEJM -- Passive Smoking and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease -- A Meta-Analysis of Epidemiologic Studies |
| Review of the scientific literature finds that passive smoking is consistently associated with an increased risk of heart disease across a wide variety of studies. |
| Acute Effects of Passive Smoking on the Coronary Circulation in Healthy Young Adults |
| Recent research shows that even brief exposure to secondhand smoke affects heart health. |
| Secondhand Smoke as a Cause of Atherosclerotic Disease |
| Article in a medical journal summarizes the research findings that secondhand smoke causes heart disease that may be irreversible. |
| Unfavorable Effects of Passive Smoking on Aortic Function |
| Report in Annals of Internal Medicine. Research directly measured effects of secondhand smoke on blood vessels. |
| Secondhand smoke and schaemic heart disease: an evaluation of the evidence |
| Analysis of 19 epidemiological studies shows that people who have never smoked have 30% greater risk of ischaemic heart disease if they live with a smoker. |
| Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and ischaemic heart disease: an evaluation of the evidence |
| Article from the British Medical Journal. |
| Online NewsHour: Second Hand Smoke |
| Interview with researcher on effect of secondhand smoke on heart health. |
| Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke: Heart Disease |
| Describes the effect of secondhand smoke on circulation and the heart, and provides a bibliography of relevant research. |