Pharmacological interventions for smoking cessation: an overview and network meta‐analysis

K Cahill, S Stevens, R Perera… - Cochrane database of …, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Smoking is the leading preventable cause of illness and premature death
worldwide. Some medications have been proven to help people to quit, with three licensed …

Comorbidities of COPD

A Cavaillès, G Brinchault-Rabin… - European …, 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
By 2020, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be the third cause of mortality.
Extrapulmonary comorbidities influence the prognosis of patients with COPD. Tobacco …

Primary prevention efforts are poorly developed in people at high cardiovascular risk: A report from the European Society of Cardiology EURObservational Research …

K Kotseva, G De Backer, D De Bacquer… - European journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background European Action on Secondary and Primary Prevention by Intervention
to Reduce Events (EUROASPIRE) V in primary care was carried out by the European …

In silico methods for drug repurposing and pharmacology

RA Hodos, BA Kidd, K Shameer… - … Systems Biology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Data in the biological, chemical, and clinical domains are accumulating at ever‐increasing
rates and have the potential to accelerate and inform drug development in new ways …

Smoking cessation reduces postoperative complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Mills, O Eyawo, I Lockhart, S Kelly, P Wu… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to review randomized trials and observational evidence to establish
the effect of preoperative smoking cessation on postoperative complications and to …

Smoking and stroke: the more you smoke the more you stroke

RS Shah, JW Cole - Expert review of cardiovascular therapy, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Cigarette smoking is a well-established risk factor for all forms of stroke. While both the
general public and the global healthcare system are aware of the vascular risks associated …

E-cigarettes and smoking cessation: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis

MA Rahman, N Hann, A Wilson, G Mnatzaganian… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background E-cigarettes are currently being debated regarding their possible role in
smoking cessation and as they are becoming increasingly popular, the research to date …

Cardiovascular prevention guidelines in daily practice: a comparison of EUROASPIRE I, II, and III surveys in eight European countries

K Kotseva, D Wood, G De Backer, D De Bacquer… - The Lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
Background The first and second EUROASPIRE surveys showed high rates of modifiable
cardiovascular risk factors in patients with coronary heart disease. The third EUROASPIRE …

Integration of evidence from multiple meta-analyses: a primer on umbrella reviews, treatment networks and multiple treatments meta-analyses

JPA Ioannidis - Cmaj, 2009 - Can Med Assoc
Meta-analysis is an important research design for appraising evidence and guiding medical
practice and health policy. 1 Meta-analyses draw strength from combining data from many …

Effectiveness of the electronic cigarette: an eight-week Flemish study with six-month follow-up on smoking reduction, craving and experienced benefits and complaints

K Adriaens, D Van Gucht, P Declerck… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Background: Smoking reduction remains a pivotal issue in public health policy, but quit rates
obtained with traditional quit-smoking therapies remain disappointingly low. Tobacco Harm …