The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 269 No 7214 p309
7 September 2002

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Smoking and cot death

More evidence suggesting exposure to the toxic components of cigarette smoke in utero could increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, has been presented by researchers at the European Society of Cardiology annual congress in Berlin, this week. Using a rat model to simulate intrauterine exposure, they found exposure to carbon monoxide caused neonatal cardiac electrical alterations, which could predispose infants to SIDS.