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Association of COPD with adverse outcomes in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 799-808, April 2025.
Abstract We performed a systematic review and meta‐analysis to detect the impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on the prognosis of heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). We systematically screened eligible literature from three electronic databases, PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library, up to April 2023.
Shuo Xu, Zhenbang Gu, Wengen Zhu, Shenghui Feng   +3 more
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An investigation into the perceptions of male smokers and health care professionals in the smoking cessation clinics in Riyadh on the Tobacco Control Program in Saudi Arabia [PDF]

Aim: The aim of this dissertation is to produce an original piece of investigative research into perceptions of smoking cessation services provided by the TCP in the Riyadh region.
Al-Turki, Khaled
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Nicotine pouch pharmacokinetics compared to smoked tobacco: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Nicotine pouches (NP) are novel agents that deliver nicotine through buccal absorption as opposed to combustion. They are proposed as a harm reduction tool compared to smoking tobacco. However, there is limited evidence on their efficacy and safety. This
Javad Heshmati, Emma Lynn Bates, Spencer Shahen, Sarah Visintini, Evyanne Quirouette, Kerri-Anne Mullen, Hassan Mir   +6 more
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A ‘Cut-Down-To-Stop’ intervention for smokers who find it hard to quit: a qualitative evaluation

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background English Stop Smoking Services primarily deliver behavioural interventions to support abrupt quit attempts. Recent evidence suggests an alternative approach could be offered to clients involving a more gradual reduction of cigarettes smoked ...
J. Robinson, A. McEwen, R. Heah, S. Papadakis   +3 more
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Phenotyping patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 900-911, April 2025.
Central illustration. Abbreviations: ACEi, angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; ARNi, angiotensin‐receptor‐neprilysin inhibitor; CI, confidence interval; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRT, cardiac resynchronization therapy; CV, cardiovascular; EF, ejection fraction; eGFR, estimated glomerular ...
Peter Moritz Becher, Felix Lindberg, Lina Benson, Camilla Hage, Ulf Dahlström, Stephan Rosenkranz, Francesco Cosentino, Giuseppe M.C. Rosano, Stefan Blankenberg, Paulus Kirchhof, Frieder Braunschweig, Lars H. Lund, Gianluigi Savarese   +12 more
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The Transition to Smoking Cessation: Evidence from Multiple Failure Duration Analysis [PDF]

While much is known about the impacts prices and tobacco control policies have on smoking participation and frequency of cigarette use, little is known about their impacts on smoking cessation. This paper addresses the dynamics of smoking cessation using
John A. Tauras
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A brief alcohol intervention during smoking cessation treatment in daily cigarette smokers: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Scientific Reports
Alcohol use attenuates successful smoking cessation. We examined the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a brief alcohol intervention in smokers.
Yee Tak Derek Cheung, Tin Shun Titan Mak, Tzu Tsun Luk, Kam-wing Joe Ching, Nga-ting Grace Wong, Ching Han Helen Chan, Man Ping Wang, Tai Hing Lam   +7 more
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Patterns of E-Cigarette Use Among Cardiac Inpatients at a Tertiary-Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Survey

CJC Open
Background: E-cigarettes are promoted for smoking cessation due to their having lower toxicity than cigarettes, but they are often used recreationally and linked to cardiovascular, respiratory, and mental health risks.
Javad Heshmati, BSc, MSc, PhD, Emma Lynn Bates, BA, MPH, Spencer Shahen, BSc, MSc, Kathryn L. Walker, MScPT, Andrew Pipe, CM, MD, Kerri-Anne Mullen, BSc, MSc, PhD, Hassan Mir, BSc, MD, MPH, MHI, FRCPC   +6 more
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MapMySmoke: feasibility of a new quit cigarette smoking mobile phone application using integrated geo-positioning technology, and motivational messaging within a primary care setting

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2017
Background Approximately 11,000 people die in Scotland each year as a result of smoking-related causes. Quitting smoking is relatively easy; maintaining a quit attempt is a very difficult task with success rates for unaided quit attempts stubbornly ...
Robert S. Schick, Thomas W. Kelsey, John Marston, Kay Samson, Gerald W. Humphris   +4 more
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Progress report on new epilepsy treatments: A summary of the Eighteenth Eilat Conference on New Antiepileptic Drugs and Devices (EILAT XVIII). II. Treatments in more advanced clinical development

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract This article summarizes data for 13 investigational treatments for which at least preliminary seizure outcome data in patients with epilepsy were reported at the Eighteenth Eilat Conference on New Antiepileptic Drugs and Devices held in Madrid, Spain, on May 3–6, 2026.
Meir Bialer, Cecilie Johannessen Landmark, Matthias J. Koepp, Emilio Perucca, Piero Perucca, Torbjörn Tomson, H. Steve White, Elaine Wirrell   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source