Quitting Smoking Drops Heart Attack Risk

"Smoking is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease", says Dr Min. Studies have identified that quitting smoking can reduce heart attacks and death but have not examined the relationship of this salutary effect on the presence and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). Our study aimed to find out what impact stopping smoking had on the risk of cardiovascular events, death and the severity of CAD. The prospective CONFIRM (Coronary CT ...