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May 19, 2009 Governor Perdue Signs HB 2: Smoke Free in NC. Lightwood and Glantz meta-analysis on effects of smoking bans on AMI at 12 months. Lightwood JM, Glantz SA. Circulation. 2009;120(14):1373-9. Application to NC. 20,418 AMI hospital discharges in 2006
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Lightwood and Glantz meta-analysis on effects of smoking bans on AMI at 12 months Lightwood JM, Glantz SA. Circulation. 2009;120(14):1373-9.
Application to NC • 20,418 AMI hospital discharges in 2006 • If a 17% reduction, then 3,471 AMI hospitalizations avoided in 1st year, perhaps more later • 14% 30-day mortality rate after AMI • 21% 31-day to 1-year mortality rate after AMI • 1,113 post AMI deaths avoided over a year • 12,093 out-of-hospital cardiac deaths in 2007 • 2056 out-of-hospital cardiac deaths avoided? • AMI costs about $14,000 • $48,594,000 saved per year in NC • Ignores cost of out-of-hospital deaths and other diseases
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