Reduction in the Incidence of Acute Myocardial Infarction Associated With a Citywide Smoking Ordinance | Zendy

Carl E. Bartecchi | Zendy; Robert N. Alsever | Zendy; Christine Nevin-Woods | Zendy; William Thomas | Zendy; Raymond O. Estacio | Zendy; Becki Bucher Bartelson | Zendy; Mori J. Krantz | Zendy

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Reduction in the Incidence of Acute Myocardial Infarction Associated With a Citywide Smoking Ordinance

Author(s) -

Carl E. Bartecchi,

Robert N. Alsever,

Christine Nevin-Woods,

William Thomas,

Raymond O. Estacio,

Becki Bucher Bartelson,

Mori J. Krantz

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.106.615245

Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , myocardial infarction , incidence (geometry) , demography , relative risk , secondhand smoke , smoking ban , environmental health , epidemiology , physics , optics , sociology

Secondhand smoke exposure increases the risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). One study (Helena, Mont) examined the issue and found a decrease in AMI associated with a smoke-free ordinance. We sought to determine the impact of a smoke-free ordinance on AMI admission rates in another geographically isolated community (Pueblo, Colo).

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