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, ‘A study has found that quitting smoking reduces the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) such as cardiovascular death and myocardial infarction by 44% over the next 5 years.’,
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, ‘However, reducing the amount of smoking was found to have little impact on the risk of MACE.’,
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, ‘Dr. Jules Mesnier and his team at Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital in Paris, France, presented the results of their analysis on the impact of smoking on cardiovascular diseases among over 32,000 patients with coronary artery disease at the 2024 European Society of Cardiology meeting in London on the 29th local time.’,
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, ‘The team analyzed data from the international CLARIFY study, which tracked the long-term effects of smoking status on cardiovascular disease in patients with coronary artery disease.’,
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, ‘They examined the smoking status of 32,378 patients with coronary artery disease and tracked the occurrence of MACE over 5 years.’,
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, ‘Among the participants, 13,366 (41.3%) had never smoked, 14,973 (46.2%) were former smokers, and 4,039 (12.5%) were current smokers.’,
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, ‘Among former smokers, 72.8% had quit smoking within 1 year of being diagnosed with coronary artery disease, while the rest quit smoking after 1 year.’,
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, ‘The analysis revealed that patients who quit smoking after being diagnosed with coronary artery disease had a 44% lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared to those who did not quit smoking, regardless of when they quit.’,
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, ‘However, those who reduced their smoking did not show a statistically significant decrease in MACE risk compared to patients who did not change their smoking habits, with only a 4% decrease.’,
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, ‘Furthermore, the risk of MACE after a diagnosis of coronary artery disease increased by 8% for each additional year of smoking.’,
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, ‘While those who quit smoking experienced a significant and rapid reduction in MACE risk compared to smokers, they did not reach the same level of cardiovascular risk as those who had never smoked.’,
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, ‘Dr. Mesnier emphasized that the first year after a diagnosis of coronary artery disease is a critical period for increasing the effectiveness of smoking cessation and supporting patients who are trying to quit smoking.’,
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, ‘He also stated, “There is no such thing as quitting smoking too quickly or too late, but the sooner you quit smoking, the better for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease,” adding, “Quitting smoking can reduce the risk of death from cardiovascular disease by almost half, which is a powerful message.”‘,
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