SynthesisBMC public health2013
The effects of smoke-free legislation on acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Evaluation of Population-Level Tobacco Control Interventions and Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2023Pooled it
- The effect of smoke-free legislation on the mortality rate of acute myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2019Pooled it
- Smokefree legislation effects on respiratory and sensory disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions for smoking cessation in patients with coronary heart disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Comprehensive Smoke-Free Laws and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in US Counties.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Association between the extension of smoke-free legislation and incident acute myocardial infarctions in Singapore from 2010 to 2019: an interrupted time-series analysis.BMJ global health · 2023Article
- Pan-risk factor for a comprehensive cardiovascular health management.Journal of diabetes · 2022Review
- Effects of a Smoke-Free Policy in Xi'an, China: Impact on Hospital Admissions for Acute Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- The association of workplace smoke-free policies on individual smoking and quitting-related behaviours.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Association between smoking status and outcomes in myocardial infarction patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Support for smoke-free public places among adults in four countries in sub-Saharan Africa.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2020Article
- Estimated Worldwide Mortality Attributed to Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure, 1990-2016.JAMA network open · 2020Article
- Impact of smoke-free legislation on acute myocardial infarction and stroke mortality: Tianjin, China, 2007-2015.Tobacco control · 2020Article
- [Behavioral changes in smokers after implementation of anti-smoking legislation in ArgentinaMudança de comportamento nos fumantes após a implementação da legislação antifumo na Argentina].Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2019Article
- Associations of Smoke-Free Policies in Restaurants, Bars, and Workplaces With Blood Pressure Changes in the CARDIA Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2018Article
- Longitudinal Associations of Smoke-Free Policies and Incident Cardiovascular Disease: CARDIA Study.Circulation · 2018Article
- Impact of declining exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke in public places to decreasing smoking-related cancer mortality in the US population.Environment international · 2018Article
- Effects of smoke-free air law on acute myocardial infarction hospitalization in Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Lower incidence of myocardial infarction after smoke-free legislation enforcement in Chile.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2017Article
- Current smoking is associated with extracranial carotid atherosclerotic stenosis but not with intracranial large artery disease.BMC neurology · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundComprehensive smoke-free legislation has been implemented in many countries. The current study quantitatively examined the reduction in risk of acute myocardial infarction (MI) occurrence following the legislations and the relationship with the corresponding smoking prevalence decrease.
methodsPubMed, EMBASE, and Google Scholar databases and bibliographies of relevant studies and reviews were searched for potential original studies published from January 1, 2004, through October 31, 2011. Meta-analysis was performed using a random effect model to estimate the overall effects of the smoking-free legislations. Meta-regression was used to investigate possible causes of heterogeneity in risk estimates.
resultsA total of 18 eligible studies with 44 estimates of effect size were used in this study. Meta-analysis produced a pooled estimate of the relative risk of 0.87 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.84 to 0.91). There was significant heterogeneity in the risk estimates (overall I² = 96.03%, p<0.001). In meta-regression analysis, studies with greater smoking prevalence decrease produced larger relative risk (adjusted coefficient -0.027, 95% CI: -0.049 to -0.006, p=0.014).
conclusionSmoke-free legislations in public and work places were associated with significant reduction in acute MI risk, which might be partly attributable to reduced smoking prevalence.
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