Discontinuation of smokeless tobacco (snus) after myocardial infarction linked to improved survival
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 21:30
in Health & Medicine
In a prospective cohort study, 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.The association seems to be independent of smoking habits, but partly explained by concomitant changes in other lifestyle variables.