Breathing in secondhand cigarette smoke may leave you more vulnerable to heart failure, a condition where the heart isn t pumping as well as it should and has a hard time meeting the body s needs, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology s 70th Annual Scientific Session.
Exposure to secondhand smoke may increase odds of developing heart failure
Breathing in secondhand cigarette smoke may leave you more vulnerable to heart failure, a condition where the heart isn t pumping as well as it should and has a hard time meeting the body s needs, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology s 70
th Annual Scientific Session.
The data showed that nonsmokers with recent exposure to secondhand smoke had a 35% increased odds of developing heart failure compared with those who hadn t been around tobacco. The association between tobacco exposure and heart failure remained, even after controlling for other factors known to heighten the risk for heart failure such as a history of other heart conditions, high cholesterol and diabetes.
Study finds breathing in secondhand smoke increases heart failure risk by 35%
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FILE - In this Saturday, March 2, 2013, photo, a cigarette burns in an ashtray at a home in Hayneville, Ala. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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A recent study found that breathing in secondhand cigarette smoke increases the risk of heart failure by 35%.
The study, which was being presented at the American College of Cardiology s 70th Annual Scientific Session on Wednesday, was conducted on 11,219 nonsmokers who showed a 35% increase in developing heart failure.
âIt adds to overwhelming evidence that secondhand smoke is harmful,â said Travis Skipina, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, and the studyâs lead author, in a statement. â[Secondhand smoke] has been associated with stroke and heart attacks, but what really hadnât been reported before was its association with heart failure, which is a very debil