Quitting smoking after a diagnosis of stable coronary artery disease (CAD) was linked to a nearly 50% reduction in the risk of major cardiovascular (CV) events, although cutting down smoking demonstrated little impact on CV risk, according to new research.¹

These 5-year follow-up data, presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2024, were obtained from more than 32,000 patients in the international CLARIFY registry, assessing the impact of smoking status on cardiovascular events in CAD.

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