2018 ACC expert consensus decision pathway on tobacco cessation treatment: a report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Clinical Expert …

RS Barua, NA Rigotti, NL Benowitz… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - jacc.org
Tobacco use, especially cigarette smoking, is a major risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity
and mortality and is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide. Comprehensive …

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 …

Psychosocial interventions for supporting women to stop smoking in pregnancy

C Chamberlain, A O'Mara‐Eves… - Cochrane database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Tobacco smoking remains one of the few preventable factors associated with
complications in pregnancy, and has serious long‐term implications for women and babies …

Secondary prevention after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

A Kulik, M Ruel, H Jneid, TB Ferguson, LF Hiratzka… - Circulation, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based.
Writing group members performed these relevant supplemental literature searches with key …

Current advances in research in treatment and recovery: Nicotine addiction

JJ Prochaska, NL Benowitz - Science advances, 2019 - science.org
The health harms of combusted tobacco use are undeniable. With market and regulatory
pressures to reduce the harms of nicotine delivery by combustion, the tobacco product …

Exercise interventions for smoking cessation

MH Ussher, AH Taylor… - Cochrane Database of …, 2014 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Taking regular exercise may help people give up smoking by moderating
nicotine withdrawal and cravings, and by helping to manage weight gain. Objectives To …

Effect of varenicline on smoking cessation through smoking reduction: a randomized clinical trial

JO Ebbert, JR Hughes, RJ West, SI Rennard, C Russ… - Jama, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Some cigarette smokers may not be ready to quit immediately but may be willing
to reduce cigarette consumption with the goal of quitting. Objective To determine the efficacy …

Efficacy of varenicline combined with nicotine replacement therapy vs varenicline alone for smoking cessation: a randomized clinical trial

CFN Koegelenberg, F Noor, ED Bateman… - Jama, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Behavioral approaches and pharmacotherapy are of proven benefit in assisting
smokers to quit, but it is unclear whether combining nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) with …

The past, present, and future of nicotine addiction therapy

JJ Prochaska, NL Benowitz - Annual review of medicine, 2016 - annualreviews.org
The tobacco addiction treatment field is progressing through innovations in medication
development, a focus on precision medicine, and application of new technologies for …

Managing tobacco use: the neglected cardiovascular disease risk factor

NA Rigotti, C Clair - European heart journal, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the leading
avoidable cause of death worldwide. Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) increases the …