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- Title
Impact of cardiovascular calcifications on the detrimental effect of continued smoking on cardiovascular risk in male lung cancer screening participants.
- Authors
Jairam, Pushpa M; de Jong, Pim A; Mali, Willem P T h M; Isgum, Ivana; de Koning, Harry J; van der Aalst, Carlijn; Oudkerk, Matthijs; Vliegenthart, Rozemarijn; van der Graaf, Yolanda
- Abstract
Current smokers have an increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk compared to ex-smokers due to reversible as well as irreversible effects of smoking. We investigated if current smokers remain to have an increased CVD risk compared to ex-smokers in subjects with a long and intense smoking history. We in addition studied if the effect of smoking continuation on CVD risk is independent of or modified by the presence of cardiovascular calcifications.
- Publication
PloS one, 2013, Vol 8, Issue 6, pe66484
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0066484