{"id":428372,"date":"2022-04-07T23:28:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T20:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/quitting-smoking-as-effective-as-heart-attack-prevention-drugs\/"},"modified":"2022-04-07T23:28:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T20:28:50","slug":"quitting-smoking-as-effective-as-heart-attack-prevention-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/quitting-smoking-as-effective-as-heart-attack-prevention-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"#Quitting smoking &#8216;as effective&#8217; as heart attack prevention drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34c8bd7c269\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34c8bd7c269\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/quitting-smoking-as-effective-as-heart-attack-prevention-drugs\/#%E2%80%9CQuitting_smoking_%E2%80%98as_effective_as_heart_attack_prevention_drugs%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Quitting smoking &#8216;as effective&#8217; as heart attack prevention drugs&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CQuitting_smoking_%E2%80%98as_effective_as_heart_attack_prevention_drugs%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Quitting smoking &#8216;as effective&#8217; as heart attack prevention drugs&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/quit-smoking.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>There\u2019s further evidence that smokers with heart disease should kick the habit as soon as possible if they want a shot at a longer life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPatients could gain nearly five years of healthy life\u201d by quitting, said Dr. Tinka van Trier of Amsterdam University Medical Centre, the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>Heart disease patients who quit smoking saw the same life-saving benefits as taking three different heart attack prevention medications, according to Dutch cardiac researchers, whose work was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.escardio.org\/The-ESC\/Press-Office\/Press-releases\/Smokers-with-heart-disease-could-gain-five-healthy-years-by-quitting\">presented this week<\/a> at a congress of the European Society of Cardiology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe benefits of smoking cessation are even greater than we realized,\u201d said Van Trier, author of the new study, in a statement. \u201cOur study shows that kicking the habit <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to be as effective as taking three medications for preventing heart attacks and strokes in those with a prior heart attack or procedure to open blocked arteries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their research pulled data from 989 patients \u2014 nearly 80% men and an average age of 60 \u2014 who smoke despite a history of heart attack or stroke. Patients of this profile would likely be prescribed standard courses of antiplatelets, statins and blood pressure-lowering drugs.<\/p>\n<p>Their statistical model estimated the years of life gained \u2014 without another heart attack or stroke \u2014 if they quit smoking, as well as for those who continued smoking but took three additional treatments to prevent cardiovascular event: LDL (\u201cbad\u201d) cholesterol-lowering bempedoic acid and PCSK9 inhibitors, as well as colchicine, an anti-inflammatory med.<\/p>\n<p>Those who simply quit smoking gained 4.81 healthy years, while the others were just marginally better with 4.83, despite taking three additional drug therapies. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Smoking tobacco releases more than 7,000 chemicals into your lungs and blood stream, many of which weigh heavy on arteries, causing damage and constricting blood flow. At the same time, gases released into the lungs are captured by the blood, leaving less room for oxygen to reach the heart.<\/p>\n<p>More than 480,000 people die annually in the US due to first or secondhand cigarette smoke, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tobacco\/data_statistics\/fact_sheets\/health_effects\/tobacco_related_mortality\/index.htm#:~:text=1%2C3-,Cigarettes%20and%20Death,the%20United%20States%20each%20year.&amp;text=Cigarette%20smoking%20is%20estimated%20to%20cause%20the%20following%3A&amp;text=More%20than%20480%2C000%20deaths%20annually%20(including%20deaths%20from%20secondhand%20smoke)\">according to the Centers for Disease Control<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that cigarette smoking is responsible for 50% of all avoidable deaths in smokers, of which half are due to cardiovascular disease,\u201d Von Trier noted. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the doctor noted that the many other advantages of quitting tobacco, on respiratory health and cancer prevention, for example, were not figured into their study \u2014 suggesting that far more can be gained. \u201cSmoking cessation remains a cornerstone of preventing heart attacks and strokes and improving overall health at any time,\u201d she said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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