Why the study?
Does secondhand smoke exposure cause adverse mechanistic effects on the cardiovascular system compared to active smoking?
Population
Individuals exposed to secondhand smoke
Comparison
Secondhand smoke exposure vs Active smoking
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports minimizing even brief secondhand smoke exposure; leaves open prospective causal confirmation in humans.
Does secondhand smoke exposure cause adverse mechanistic effects on the cardiovascular system compared to active smoking?
Secondhand smoke causes rapid and substantial adverse cardiovascular effects that are nearly as large as those seen with chronic active smoking, explaining the high epidemiological risk.
Barnoya et al. (2005) studied this question.
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