Key result
Environmental tobacco smoke exposure is a relevant risk factor for heart disease morbidity and mortality, accounting for an estimated 37,000 coronary heart disease deaths per year in the United States.
Why the study?
Does environmental tobacco smoke exposure increase coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality in nonsmokers?
Population
Nonsmokers exposed to environmental tobacco smoke
Comparison
Environmental (passive) tobacco smoke exposure vs No exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports minimizing secondhand smoke exposure in risk assessment; leaves open updated burden estimates in contemporary low-exposure settings.
Does environmental tobacco smoke exposure increase coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality in nonsmokers?
Passive smoking is a relevant risk factor for heart disease morbidity and mortality, causing pathophysiological changes similar to active smoking.
Harald Kritz (1995) conducted a review in Coronary heart disease. Environmental tobacco smoke exposure was evaluated on Heart disease morbidity and mortality. Environmental tobacco smoke exposure is a relevant risk factor for heart disease morbidity and mortality, accounting for an estimated 37,000 coronary heart disease deaths per year in the United States.
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