Why the study?
Does cigarette smoking cessation reduce the progression of extracranial carotid atherosclerosis compared to continued smoking?
Population
1692 black and white men and women admitted for diagnostic evaluation of the carotid arteries
Comparison
Past smoking (smoking cessation) vs Current smoking and never smoking (nonsmokers)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports smoking cessation association with slower carotid plaque progression; leaves open need for prospective confirmation before practice change.
Does cigarette smoking cessation reduce the progression of extracranial carotid atherosclerosis compared to continued smoking?
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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