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 AHA: secondhand smoke causes heart disease -- American Heart Association factsheet on secondhand smoke and heart disease.
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 -- Summary of largest study to date, tracking over 400,000 people.
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.
Heart-healthy families - Knocking down the building blocks of heart attacks -- Tools and tips for preventing heart disease.
Online NewsHour: Second Hand Smoke -- Interview with researcher on effect of secondhand smoke on heart health.
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 cardiovascular disease -- Summarizes the epidemiological data and possible mechanisms for the effects of secondhand smoke on the heart and arteries.
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.
Secondhand smoke study in JAMA -- Summary of secondhand smoke study published in Journal of American Medical Association. "The effects of secondhand smoke on heart disease are dramatic and that they also appear to be cumulative and irreversible."
Smoking and the Heart -- U.S.News & World Report article.
Tobacco Smoke Quadruples Heart Attack Risk -- Results of study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Cigarette smoke causes heart disease, firsthand and secondhand.

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