Objective: To evaluate the effect of tobacco smoking on the risk of nonfatal acute myocardial
infarction in young adults (≤ 45 years). Patient and Methods: We conducted a population …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of tobacco smoking on the risk of non-fatal acute
myocardial infarction in young adults (≤ 45 years), and whether there is modification of this …

BACKGROUND: The effect of cigarette smoking on the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) has
long been investigated. However, its role on the likelihood of having MI at young age has not …

Objective-To assess the relationship be-tween cigarette smoking and the risk of acute
myocardial infarction in Argentina. Design-Hospital-based case-control study conducted …

Smoking is a risk factor for acute myocardial infarction; paradoxically, many studies have
shown a lower post-infarct mortality among smokers. There are some important differences …

Background Smoking is one of the most important risk factors for myocardial infarction.
Smokers usually suffer their first myocardial infarction earlier in life compared to non …

To make a further quantitative assessment of the relationship between cigarette smoking
and the risk of myocardial infarction, a multicentric case-control study was conducted in Italy …

Background: Smoking is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease. Discontinuance of
smoking is associated with a reduction in the risk of coronary disease; this risk approaches …

Background: Cohort studies have shown that smoking has a substantial influence on
coronary heart disease mortality in young people. Population based data on non-fatal …

Background It has been debated whether smoking increases the risk of heart disease
relatively more in women than in men. It is not known whether there are sex differences with …