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Does passive smoking increase the risk of hypertension in adults?
Does passive smoking increase the risk of hypertension in adults?
Passive smoking is significantly associated with hypertension at a magnitude comparable to heavy active smoking, reinforcing the cardiovascular harms of secondhand smoke.
Smoking and hypertension are recognized risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease. Efforts have been made to clarify their potential harm, as well as the benefits resulting from their control among the general population. Passive smoking has received less attention regarding its harmful role. Initially, the focus was on irritation of the rhino and nasopharynx, and only more recently, on lung-related problems and cardiovascular diseases. […] Hypertension as another Facet of Passive Smoking
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