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Cardiovascular Effects of Secondhand Smoke: Nearly as Large as Smoking

Barnoya, Joaquin, Glantz, Stanton A.·2005·Circulation

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Background— Secondhand smoke increases the risk of coronary heart disease by ≈30%. This effect is larger than one would expect on the basis of the risks associated with active smoking and the relative doses of tobacco smoke delivered to smokers and nonsmokers. Methods and Results— We conducted a literature review of the research describing the mechanistic effects of secondhand smoke on the cardiovascular system, emphasizing research published since 1995, and compared the effects of secondhand smoke with the effects of active smoking. Evidence is rapidly accumulating that the cardiovascular system—platelet and endothelial function, arterial stiffness, atherosclerosis, oxidative stress, inflammation, heart rate variability, energy metabolism, and increased infarct size—is exquisitely sensitive to the toxins in secondhand smoke. The effects of even brief (minutes to hours) passive smoking are often nearly as large (averaging 80% to 90%) as chronic active smoking. Conclusions— The effects of secondhand smoke are substantial and rapid, explaining the relatively large risks that have been reported in epidemiological studies.

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  • In Japanese cross-sectional studies, the proportion of PAD determined by ABI was 3.7 times higher in current smokers, 4.2 times higher in those with 45 or more pack-years, and 3.7 times higher in ex-smokers.

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Authors
Barnoya, J., & Glantz, S. A.
Affiliations
  • From the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, Cardiovascular Research Institute, and Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco.
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
Venue
Circulation
Published
2005-05-24
Volume
111
Issue
20
Pages
2684-2698
ISSN
  • 0009-7322 (ISSN-L)
  • 1524-4539
OpenAlex
W1979836769
Cited by
939
References
167
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FWCI
27.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Circulation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
Keywords
passive smoking, coronary artery disease, cardiovascular effects, platelet function, endothelial function, arterial stiffness, atherosclerosis, oxidative stress, inflammation, heart rate variability, energy metabolism, myocardial infarct size
MeSH terms
Cardiovascular Diseases, Endothelium, Vascular, Heart Rate, Humans, Mitochondria, Risk, Smoking, Tobacco Smoke Pollution, Vascular Resistance, Platelet Activation, Oxidative Stress

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