Why the study?
Does cigarette smoking cessation reduce extracranial carotid atherosclerosis in patients admitted for diagnostic evaluation of the carotid arteries?
Population
1692 black and white men and women admitted for diagnostic evaluation of the carotid arteries
Comparison
Cigarette smoking cessation (past smokers) vs Current smokers and nonsmokers
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support cessation counseling in carotid evaluation; leaves open causal effects on plaque regression in prospective studies.
Does cigarette smoking cessation reduce extracranial carotid atherosclerosis in patients admitted for diagnostic evaluation of the carotid arteries?
Smoking cessation is associated with a slower rate of progression of carotid atherosclerosis compared to continued smoking.
Grethe S. Tell (1989) studied this question.
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