Despite the decline in mortality from coronary heart disease during recent decades, it is still
the leading cause of death in the US and other industrialized countries. In 1996 an …

2. He J, Vupputuri S, Allen K, Prerost MR, Hughes J, Whelton PK. Passive smoking and the
risk of coronary heart disease—a meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies. N Engl J Med …

It has been known for almost half a century that cigarette smoking is deleterious to human
health [ 1]. Two recent editorials in the Journal have focused on nicotine addiction and …

Active smoking is a well-established risk factor for myocardial infarction, but less is known
about the impact of passive smoking, and possible sex differences in risk related to passive …

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 …

The recent article in Circulation on passive smoking by Glantz and Parmley'addresses a
very important issue-an estimate of adult mortality from heart disease attributable to …

Objectives Previous studies have found an apparent paradox in smokers: acute phase
outcomes after an acute myocardial infarction are superior to those of nonsmokers …

Materials and Methods: A total of 27,648 AMI patients were analyzed from the cardiology
registry at Heart Hospital, Doha, Qatar. This spans from January 1991 to May 2022. Results …

Nine hundred and seventy eight patients admitted with a first myocardial infarction or
episode of unstable angina were studied to determine for how long after they gave up …

Background The effect of passive smoking on the risk of coronary heart disease is
controversial. We conducted a meta-analysis of the risk of coronary heart disease …