Smoking cessation adherence:recurrent cardiovascular events after five years of first manifestation

ConclusionsSmoking cessation after a first cardiovascular event should be a key objective for both patients and physicians to reduce the risk for recurrent vascular events. More efforts are needed to maintain smoking cessation in patients at very high cardiovascular risk.Key messagesSmoking cessation consultation can increase adherence to smoking cessation and helps in reducing the excess risk of recurrent cardiovascular events.Smoking is highly addictive and cessation can be extremely difficult, even after a life-threatening vascular event.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research