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Australian Journal of General Practice, 2020 BACKGROUND Although Australia is a world leader in tobacco control, smoking remains the behavioural risk factor making the largest contribution to death and disease.
N. Zwar
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Smoking cessation and vascular endothelial function
Hypertension Research, 2023 Smoking is associated with vascular endothelial dysfunction. It is thought that smoking impairs vascular endothelial function through a decrease in nitric oxide bioavailability induced by activation of oxidative stress and inflammation.
Y. Higashi
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Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2021 Importance Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the US. In 2014, it was estimated that 480 000 deaths annually are attributed to cigarette smoking, including second hand smoke exposure.
A. Krist +15 more
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Thorax, 2000 Cigarette smoking is a major preventable cause of morbidity and mortality. It is the major risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the developed world. Smoking is a chronic relapsing disease. Optimal treatment includes nonpharmacologic support, together with pharmacotherapy. All clinicians should be comfortable with the use of nicotine
S I, Rennard, D M, Daughton
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Lung cancer screening and smoking cessation efforts
Translational Lung Cancer Research, 2021 Randomized-controlled trials have confirmed substantial reductions in lung cancer mortality with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening. Evidence on how to integrate smoking cessation support in lung cancer screening is however scarce.
D. Moldovanu +2 more
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Respiratory Care, 2003 Cigarette smoking is the primary cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and smoking cessation is the most effective means of stopping the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Worldwide, approximately a billion people smoke cigarettes and 80% reside in low-income and middle-income countries.
Scott P, Marlow, James K, Stoller
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Vascular Medicine, 2016 Smoking increases the risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Smoking cessation before surgery reduces the risk of complications. The perioperative period may be a “teachable moment” for smoking cessation and provides smokers an opportunity to engage in long-term smoking cessation.
Elizabeth V, Ratchford, Natalie S, Evans
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Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2021 Introduction Alcohol and tobacco are often used together. Studies have shown that some biological factors contribute to the concurrent use of alcohol and nicotine.
Raymond K. S. Ho +2 more
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Pulmonology, 2018 Objective To analyse the effectiveness and safety of two smoking cessation medications (varenicline and nicotine patches) in patients with controlled psychiatric disorders in daily practice in a Smoking Cessation Service.Methods This is a retrospective ...
C.A. Jimenez-Ruiz +5 more
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Cardiovascular risk of smoking and benefits of smoking cessation
Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2020 Smoking increases mortality from all causes and has a crucial role in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Active smoking and secondhand smoke exposure determine more than 30% of coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality.
G. Gallucci +4 more
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