Former smokers are at high risk of heart attack or stroke for more than 25 years

People who smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day are more likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease

Research published in the journal Journal of the American Medical Associationlast Friday, the 1st, he revealed it It can take more than 25 years for a former smoker to have the same risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attack and stroke, as a person who has never smoked.

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The study was conducted by researchers in South Korea based on the analysis of health data collected from 5,391,231 people in the country, between 2006 and 2019. The majority were men with an average age of 45.8 years .

Other information was also taken into account, such as the patients’ age when they started smoking, how many cigarettes they smoked per day and when they stopped.

During the analysis, former “heavy” smokers were classified as individuals who smoked more than eight pack-years, or 20 packs a day for eight years.

The study concluded that these patients have a risk of cardiovascular disease equivalent to that of people who continue to smoke and that the risk of stroke or heart attack in a former “heavy” smoker disappears only after more than 25 years.

Compared to former “light” smokers, those who smoked less than eight pack-years are able to equate their chances of developing cardiovascular disease to those of a person who has never smoked shortly after quitting smoking.

Source: Terra

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