Implementation of smoke-free legislation reduces the number of acute myocardial infarctions by 11 percent

Implementation of smoke-free legislation reduces the number of acute myocardial infarctions by 11 percent: Researchers assessed the impact of the partial smoke-free legislation passed in 2006 on the incidence of acute myocardial infarction in the province of Girona and observed it has dropped 11 percent. This decrease has been noticed especially among women, population aged between 65 and 74, and among non-smokers.