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Review
. 2018 Dec 31;16(1):96.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph16010096.

Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Cardiovascular Disease

Sydne I DiGiacomo  1 , Mohammad-Ali Jazayeri  2 , Rajat S Barua  3   4 , John A Ambrose  5
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Review

Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Cardiovascular Disease

Sydne I DiGiacomo et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

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: atherosclerosis; cardiovascular disease; cigarettes; environmental tobacco smoke; plaque biology; public health; smoking cessation; thrombosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Effects of ETS on Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis.
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