SynthesisEuropean journal of epidemiology2018
Tobacco smoking and the risk of sudden cardiac death: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Comparative disease risks associated with cigarette smoking and use of moist smokeless tobacco and snus: an umbrella review of epidemiological evidence from the United States and Western Europe.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Tobacco smoking and the risk of aortic dissection in the UK Biobank and a meta-analysis of prospective studies.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
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- Evidence-based core information for health communication of tobacco control: The effect of smoking on risks of female disease.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Risk and Protective Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Pooled it
- People smoke for nicotine, but lose sexual and reproductive health for tar: a narrative review on the effect of cigarette smoking on male sexuality and reproduction.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2020Pooled it
- Physical activity and the risk of sudden cardiac death: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2020Pooled it
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- Risk factors for sudden cardiac death or sudden unexplained death in patients treated with clozapine: systematic review.BJPsych open · 2026Review
- A Two-sample Mendelian Randomization Study of Air Pollution/Smoking and Cardiac ArrestArquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2026Article
- Exercise-induced abnormal recovery of heart rate and ventricular repolarization parameters among smokers without known cardiovascular disease: A cross-sectional study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- Beyond the bare minimum: the case for revised physical activity guidelines and protein intake recommendations that maximise healthspan.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- QALY loss associated with unhealthy behaviors: evidence from a multi-center cross-sectional study in Iran.Population health metrics · 2025Article
- Association of Risk Factors and Cardiac Outcomes in Patients With Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death: HINODE Study Sub Analysis.Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2025Article
- Cigar, Pipe, and Smokeless Tobacco Use and Cardiovascular Outcomes From Cross Cohort Collaboration.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Association between lifestyle risk factors and mortality in the Mexico City prospective study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Smoking and sudden cardiac death in patients with previous coronary artery disease.Coronary artery disease · 2025Article
- Impact of access to coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention on in-hospital and five-year mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a propensity-matched cohort study in Thailand.Global health research and policy · 2024Article
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Abstract
Smoking is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease including coronary heart disease and stroke, however, data regarding smoking and sudden cardiac death have not been summarized in a meta-analysis previously. We therefore conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to clarify this association. We searched the PubMed and Embase databases for studies of smoking and sudden cardiac death up to July 20th 2017. Prospective studies were included if they reported adjusted relative risk (RR) estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for smoking and sudden cardiac death. Summary RRs were estimated by use of a random effects model. Twelve prospective studies were included. The summary RR was 3.06 (95% CI 2.46-3.82, I
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