Discontinuation of smokeless tobacco after myocardial infarction linked to improved survival
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 11:01
in Health & Medicine
In this prospective cohort study, presented today at the ESC Congress 2011, discontinuation of smokeless tobacco after a myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with a lower risk of subsequent mortality. Investigators found that post MI snus quitters had a 44 % lower risk of total mortality.