Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Cardiovascular Disease

Sydne I. DiGiacomo, Mohammad-Ali Jazayeri, Rajat S. Barua and John A. Ambrose
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Sydne I. DiGiacomo: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Mohammad-Ali Jazayeri: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Rajat S. Barua: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
John A. Ambrose: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California San Francisco, Fresno, CA 93701, USA

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and its sequelae are among the largest economic and healthcare burdens in the United States and worldwide. The relationship between active smoking and atherosclerosis is well-described in the literature. However, the specific mechanisms by which ETS influences atherosclerosis are incompletely understood. In this paper, we highlight the definition and chemical constituents of ETS, review the existing literature outlining the effects of ETS on atherogenesis and thrombosis in both animal and human models, and briefly outline the public health implications of ETS based on these data.

Keywords: environmental tobacco smoke; cardiovascular disease; atherosclerosis; thrombosis; plaque biology; cigarettes; smoking cessation; public health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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