Search The Directory The Web for Home > Health > Addictions > Substance Abuse > Tobacco > Secondhand Smoke > Health Risks > Heart_Disease New! Submit a site   whatUseek Collection Sites (submit a site ):   Give your site great placement in this category in as little as two business days!     whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Cardiovascular disease: causes and risks - Summary of 1997 research. "The data provide strong evidence that passive smoking is a major contributor to heart disease."   ETS exposure increases heart attack risk - ETS may be responsible for as many as 40,000 heart attacks a year. 13 of 14 recent epidemiological studies have shown an increased risk for coronary heart disease.   Environmental Tobacco Smoke - American Heart Association: secondhand smoke causes heart disease   Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and ischaemic heart disease: an evaluation of the evidence - Article from the British Medical Journal.   Epidemiologic Studies of Fatal and Nonfatal Cardiovascular Disease and ETS Exposure from Spousal Smoking - "The evidence linking heart disease and ETS exposure from a spouse has become substantially stronger since OSHA first proposed including heart disease in its risk assessment of ETS in 1994".   Exposure to secondhand smoke increases heart attacks - Summary of a Johns Hopkins study. 32,000 women were tracked over 10 years. Those exposed to secondhand smoke were 91% more likely to have a heart attack.   How Passive is Passive Smoking? - Summarizes recent research on secondhand smoke and heart disease.   One Half Hour of Passive Smoking Damages Heart - News report on research research that shows that breathing secondhand smoke for just 30 minutes can damage the heart.   Online NewsHour: Second Hand Smoke - Interview with researcher on effect of secondhand smoke on heart health.   Passive Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease - May 1998 ProCOR commentary summarizes the research.   Passive Smoking and Cardiovascular Risk - Paper covers animal studies, human studies.   Passive Smoking and Heart Disease: Mechanisms and Risk - Review of the literature concludes "the effects of secondhand tobacco smoke on the cardiovascular system are not caused by a single component of the smoke, but rather are caused by the effects of many elements, including carbon monoxide, nicotine, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and others".   Passive Smoking and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease - A meta-analysis of epidemiologic Studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine indicates secondhand smoke causes heart attack, atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries, congestive heart failure and other cardiovascular problems.   Passive smoking and cardiovascular disease - Summarizes the epidemiological data and possible mechanisms for the effects of secondhand smoke on the heart and arteries.   Repace Associates - Secondhand Smoke and Cardiovascular Disease - Reviews the literature up to most recent publications; presents summary and graphs results for major research items.   Science News Online: Secondhand Smoke Carries High Price - "Scientists have taken the guesswork out of determining how much damage secondhand smoke does to a person's arteries. It's about 40 percent as much as smoking does, a new study finds." Large study (10,914 people) done at Wake Forest University.   Secondhand Smoke Breaks Down Blood Vessel - Research results: After spending only 30 minutes in a smoke-filled room, participants in a study had losses in their blood levels of antioxidants.   Secondhand Smoke Ups Heart Attack Risk - Nonsmoking individuals living with heavy smokers have four times the risk of heart attack compared with those who live in smoke-free environments, according to a study.   Secondhand smoke and schaemic heart disease: an evaluation of the evidence - Analysis of 19 epidemiological studies shows that people who have never smoked have 30% greater risk of ischaemic heart disease if they live with a smoker.   Secondhand smoke nearly doubles a woman's risk of having a heart attack - According to the largest study ever conducted on the issue.     [ 1 2 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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