Over 1,200 less people were admitted into a hospital last year after suffering a heart attack due to the smoking ban that was put in place 12 months ago. Experts state that the findings prove that the new law is aiding in saving lives as planned.
It was found that related admissions across England fell by 2.4% since the ban was put in place. The research team behind the survey believes that those exposed to second hand smoke and smokers themselves benefited from the ban.
British Heart Foundation member, Betty McBride, stated that banning smoking from public places was a hard step to take, but now evidence proves that it was the correct decision with an average of three less people per day admitted to the hospital for a heart attack.
McBride went on to state that there are more benefits coming in the future due to the fact that tobacco smoke harms the heart in many additional ways and thus the government should view the positive results as a green light to take other measures such as banning cigarette vending machines.
The research was carried published in the British Medical Journal and carried out by a team of researchers from the University of Bath.
Another related study also reported that short people are one and a half times more likely to have problems with heart disease when compared to tall people which means that short people in particular should be concerned about their heart condition and eliminate smoking from their lifestyle.
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