Heart Attacks Drop After Smoking Ban in Ireland

Heart Attacks Drop After Smoking Ban in Ireland

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5 September 2007

Edmond Cronin REFERENCE: Abstract 3506, European Society of Cardiology Congress, 2007, 1-5 September, Vienna, Austria EDMOND CRONIN, Cork University Hospital Study data that support banning smoking in

Edmond Cronin

Edmond Cronin

REFERENCE: Abstract 3506, European Society of Cardiology Congress, 2007, 1-5 September, Vienna, AustriaEDMOND CRONIN, Cork University HospitalStudy data that support banning smoking in public places were unveiled at the ESC congress by a team from Ireland. After the smoking ban in 2004, admissions for acute coronary syndromes dropped, and lead authorEdmond Croninexplained the significance of his findings to Derek Thorne.