Smoking effect on ischemic heart disease in young patients

Objective: To evaluate the effect of tobacco smoking on the risk of nonfatal acute myocardial infarction in young adults (≤45 years). Patient and Methods: We conducted a population-based case-control study with 329 incident acute myocardial infarction cases (42 women; 287 men), consecutively admitt...

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Main Author: Khaled Hbejan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Heart Views
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Online Access:http://www.heartviews.org/article.asp?issn=1995-705X;year=2011;volume=12;issue=1;spage=1;epage=6;aulast=Hbejan