Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke in Never Smokers Is a Significant Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Calcification | Zendy

David F. Yankelevitz | Zendy; Claudia I. Henschke | Zendy; Rowena Yip | Zendy; Paolo Boffetta | Zendy; Joseph Shemesh | Zendy; Matthew D. Cham | Zendy; Jagat Narula | Zendy; Harvey S. Hecht | Zendy; Famri-Ielcap Investigators | Zendy

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Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke in Never Smokers Is a Significant Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Calcification

Author(s) -

David F. Yankelevitz,

Claudia I. Henschke,

Rowena Yip,

Paolo Boffetta,

Joseph Shemesh,

Matthew D. Cham,

Jagat Narula,

Harvey S. Hecht,

Famri-Ielcap Investigators

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

jacc. cardiovascular imaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79

H-Index - 120

eISSN - 1936-878X

pISSN - 1876-7591

DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.02.004

Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , logistic regression , asymptomatic , confidence interval , coronary artery disease , risk factor , tobacco smoke , diabetes mellitus , environmental health , endocrinology

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship of the extent of subclinical atherosclerosis measured by coronary artery calcification (CAC) to the extent of second-hand tobacco smoke (SHTS) exposure in asymptomatic people who never smoked.

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