Tag: smoking
Society for Vascular Surgery launches national smoking cessation initiative
The Society for Vascular Surgery’s Patient Safety Organization (SVS PSO) has launched a national smoking cessation initiative. It includes tools and resources to...
Significant life and limb gains for claudicants who stop smoking before...
Long-term overall survival (OS) and amputation-free survival (AFS) are outcomes that rebound in claudicants who quit smoking prior to elective surgery—and they mirror those...
Large study shows continued and quickening decline in AAA mortality
According to a new, population-based analysis, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) mortality has continued to decline and “at a faster rate than ever” in the...
Peripheral arterial disease risk hinges on health factors and demographics, including...
A recent study found that being a smoker, having diabetes, and also having a history of coronary heart disease or stroke increases the lifetime...
Smoking cigarettes associated with increased risk of peripheral arterial disease in...
African Americans who smoke cigarettes are more likely than those who do not smoke to develop peripheral arterial disease (PAD), according to new research...
Smoking cigarettes associated with increased risk of peripheral arterial disease in...
African Americans who smoke cigarettes are more likely than those who do not smoke to develop peripheral arterial disease (PAD), according to new research...
Study provides “strong case” that e-cigarette use helps smoking cessation
A US study based on the largest representative sample of e-cigarette users to date has provided evidence that e-cigarette use is associated with an...
Societies urge vascular teams to actively provide smoking cessation assistance
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN) have issued a statement encouraging vascular surgery teams to actively assist...
