It is known that smoking cessation substantially reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but does any subsequent weight gain attenuate the benefits of quitting smoking? The goal of this study was to answer this question in adults with and without diabetes. Specifically, the authors tested the hypothesis that quitting smoking decreases CVD risk compared […]
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Varenicline: no link with cardiovascular events found in meta-analysis
Varenicline (Champix) is a partial agonist to nicotine receptors, and is approved for smoking cessation therapy. However, the FDA has raised concern about a possible increase in the incidence of cardiovascular events of patients taking the drug in randomised trials. In this meta-analysis, Prochaska et al. looked at 22 randomised controlled trials of current tobacco […]
Smoking cessation provides rapid vascular benefit
A causal relationship between smoking and cardiovascular death is well established. But, for those patients who successfully stop smoking, are the detrimental effects fully reversible? And if so, how quickly do the benefits become apparent? […]