Journal article
Tobacco use and risk of myocardial infarction in 52 countries in the INTERHEART study: a case-control study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Tobacco use is one of the major avoidable causes of cardiovascular diseases. We aimed to assess the risks associated with tobacco use (both smoking and non-smoking) and second hand tobacco smoke (SHS) worldwide.
METHODS: We did a standardised case-control study of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with 27,089 participants in 52 countries (12,461 cases, 14,637 controls). We assessed relation between risk of AMI and current or former …
Authors
Teo KK; Ounpuu S; Hawken S; Pandey; Valentin V; Hunt D; Diaz R; Rashed W; Freeman R; Jiang L
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 368, No. 9536, pp. 647–658
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2006
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(06)69249-0
ISSN
0140-6736