Smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable deaths in the USA, accounting for one in every five deaths every year, and cardiovascular (CV) disease remains the leading cause of those deaths. Hence, there is increasing awareness to quit smoking among the public and counseling plays an important role in smoking cessation. There are different pharmacological methods to help quit smoking that includes nicotine replacement products available over the counter, including patch, gum, and lozenges, to prescription medications, such as bupropion and varenicline. There have been reports of both nonserious and serious adverse CV events associated with the use of these different pharmacological methods, especially varenicline, which has been gaining media attention recently. Therefore, we systematically reviewed the various pharmacotherapies used in smoking cessation and analyzed the evidence behind these CV events reported with these therapeutic agents.
- MeSH
- benzazepiny * aplikace a dávkování škodlivé účinky MeSH
- bolesti na hrudi chemicky indukované MeSH
- bupropion aplikace a dávkování škodlivé účinky MeSH
- chinoxaliny aplikace a dávkování škodlivé účinky MeSH
- hypertenze chemicky indukované MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nikotinoví agonisté aplikace a dávkování škodlivé účinky MeSH
- randomizované kontrolované studie jako téma MeSH
- směrnice pro lékařskou praxi jako téma MeSH
- tachykardie chemicky indukované MeSH
- vareniklin MeSH
- vztah mezi dávkou a účinkem léčiva MeSH
- záchvaty chemicky indukované MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
