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August 28, 2019Circulation JournalOpen Access

Tobacco smoking remains a major risk factor for extensive cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure, atrial fibrillation, venous thromboembolism, and ischemic CVD, with high smoking rates persisting in Japan.

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Why the study?

Does tobacco smoking increase the risk of a broad spectrum of cardiovascular diseases including heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and venous thromboembolism?

Population

Tobacco smokers, with a specific focus on the Japanese population

Design

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Authors

TKTakahisa KondoYNYoshihisa NakanoSAShiro Adachi

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Overview

Maintain smoking cessation efforts in Japan; extends observational CVD links but leaves causal estimates open.

Structured PICO

Does tobacco smoking increase the risk of a broad spectrum of cardiovascular diseases including heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and venous thromboembolism?

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Population
Tobacco smokers, with a specific focus on the Japanese population
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Intervention
Tobacco smoking and heat-not-burn tobacco alternatives

Tobacco smoking, including heat-not-burn alternatives, continues to be a major risk factor for a broad spectrum of cardiovascular diseases, necessitating ongoing physician vigilance.

Cite This Study

Kondo et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d9638a94760e72e6a3c3cchttps://doi.org/10.1253/circj.cj-19-0323
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