Hey Max,
Another thing they didn't report, even when accepting quotes from Fat Stan was...drum roll.. he was a co-author of this "study". From the ACC conference website:-
411. Late-Breaking Clinical Trials II Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. McCormick Place, Lecture Hall D 411-1. Immediate Reduction in Acute Myocardial Infarctions After the Implementation of a Comprehensive Smokefree Ordinance (Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.) Authors: Richard P. Sargent, Robert M. Shepard, Stanton A. Glantz.