Background: Cigarette smoking is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease, including
ischemic stroke. The literature regarding the rate of persistent smoking after acute ischemic …

Background and Purpose—Smoking may exacerbate the risk of death or further vascular
events in those with stroke, but data are limited. Methods—1589 cases of first-ever and …

Background Smoking is a well‐established risk factor of stroke and smoking cessation has
been recommended for stroke prevention; however, the impact of smoking status on stroke …

Background and Purpose There is evidence that smoking increases stroke risk; however,
the effect of smoking on functional outcome after stroke is unclear. The aim of this study was …

Background and Purpose—Smoking is an established risk factor for stroke; however, it is
uncertain whether prestroke smoking status affects clinical outcomes of acute ischemic …

Background Smoking cessation after a first cardiovascular event reduces the risk of
recurrent vascular events and mortality. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to …

Purpose Although stroke survivors who continue smoking face increased risk for subsequent
strokes, little is known about US poststroke smoking patterns. We examined smoking …

Background Many studies have suggested that smoking does not increase mortality in
stroke survivors. Index event bias, a sample selection bias, potentially explains this …

Background and Purpose—The observation that smokers with stroke could have better
outcome than nonsmokers led to the term “smoking paradox.” The controversy of such a …

Background Stroke survivors are at high risk of recurrent strokes and other vascular events.
Smoking is an established risk factor for stroke, with cessation recommended for secondary …