European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)/European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR) position paper on how to prevent atrial …

EP Europace, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important and highly prevalent arrhythmia, which is associated
with significantly increased morbidity and mortality, including a four-to five-fold increased …

Nicotine acutely enhances reinforcement from non-drug rewards in humans

KA Perkins, JL Karelitz, MC Boldry - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Preclinical research documents that, aside from the primary and secondary reinforcing
effects of nicotine intake itself, nicotine also acutely enhances the reinforcing efficacy of non …

The contribution of smoking and smokeless tobacco to oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk in the African oesophageal cancer corridor: Results from the …

H Simba, D Menya, BT Mmbaga… - … Journal of Cancer, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tobacco use is a well‐established risk factor for oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma
(ESCC) but the extent of its contribution to the disease burden in the African oesophageal …

Smoking cessation and socioeconomic status: an update of existing evidence from a national evaluation of English stop smoking services

R Hiscock, F Dobbie, L Bauld - BioMed Research International, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Smokers from lower socioeconomic groups are less likely to be successful in stopping
smoking than more affluent smokers, even after accessing cessation programmes. Data …

Causal factors of increased smoking in ADHD: a systematic review

J van Amsterdam, B van der Velde… - Substance use & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: ADHD is a highly prevalent disorder and poses a risk for a variety of mental
disorders and functional impairments into adulthood. One of the most striking comorbidities …

Selective reduction of socioeconomic disparities in the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace: effects of cigarette and e-cigarette flavor restrictions

R Freitas-Lemos, AN Tegge… - Nicotine and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Cigarette smoking accounts for> 30% of the socioeconomic gap in life
expectancy. Flavored restrictions claim to promote equity; however, no previous studies …

Social risk factors that increase cardiovascular and breast cancer risk

O Obeidat, KR Charles, N Akhter, A Tong - Current Cardiology Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and breast cancer (BC) are
significant causes of mortality globally, imposing a substantial health burden. This review …

Are we equally at risk of changing smoking behavior during a public health crisis? Impact of educational level on smoking from the TEMPO cohort

AJ Andersen, I Hecker, S Wallez, A Witteveen, A Lora… - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic as a public health crisis has led to a significant
increase in mental health difficulties. Smoking is strongly associated with mental health …

Mechanisms of socioeconomic differences in COVID-19 screening and hospitalizations

JE Dalton, DD Gunzler, V Jain, AT Perzynski… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Social and ecological differences in early SARS-CoV-2 pandemic screening
and outcomes have been documented, but the means by which these differences have …

Tobacco industry: a barrier to social justice

K Romeo-Stuppy, L Huber, B Toebes, V Yerger… - 2022 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Social justice recognises the need for the 'the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and
privileges within a society'. 1 According to the United Nations, social justice is an underlying …