The importance of smoking cessation in patients with coronary heart disease

It is well known that reduction in smoking and second-hand smoke exposure causes reduction in cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality [1]. Because of this, among other health risks caused by smoking, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) has specified recommendations for the implementation of national, comprehensive smoke-free laws. Therefore, it is astonishing that, according to the data published in this issue of Int J Cardiol 7% to 28% of patients who have survived a coronary heart disease (CHD) event such as acute myocardial infarction (AMI), acute myocardial ischaemia, who had elective or emergency coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and those who had elective or emergency percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) still smoke [2].
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research