Khaberni - A recent study has found that smoking just a few cigarettes daily does not mean the smoker is safe from the harms of tobacco; instead, they remain prone to cardiovascular diseases.
This study, published in the scientific journal "PLOS Medicine", included aggregated data from 22 cohort studies involving 826,323 adults monitored over a period of up to 10 years.
The study results showed that individuals who smoke two to five cigarettes daily were 26% more likely to suffer from atrial fibrillation, 57% more likely to suffer from heart failure, and 60% more likely to die.
Meanwhile, individuals who smoked 11 to 15 cigarettes daily were 87% more likely to suffer from cardiovascular diseases and 3.2 times more likely to die.
The study also indicated that with complete cessation of smoking, the risks significantly decreased in the first ten years after quitting.
Although the decrease was not the same, it continued in subsequent years; after 20 years of quitting, the risks were reduced by more than 80% compared to current smokers.
The study concluded that although reducing smoking is a step in the right direction, it does not completely eliminate the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Therefore, quitting smoking permanently is the most effective strategy to prevent cardiovascular diseases.
