Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease

Links to information about smoking and its role in cardiovascular diseases, including stroke and heart disease.

Reviewed January 2009

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Title:   Heart disease: reduce the risk - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   You can reduce your risk of heart disease by following a few sensible steps. Here's how.
Date:   Aug 2009

Title:   Early death - how to reduce your risk
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   You can help reduce your risk of early death by making a few simple lifestyle changes. Smoking, high blood cholesterol, alcohol misuse, obesity and physical inactivity are all risk factors for premature death. Smoking is the most risky behaviour. Hypertension causes many diseases including stroke, artery disease and renal failure.
Date:   Jan 2009

Title:   Lifestyle management of hypertension
Publisher:   National Prescribing Service
Description:   Recently updated Australian guidelines recommend that advice on smoking, nutrition, alcohol use, physical activity and body weight should be part of routine management of hypertension for all patients, regardless of drug therapy.
Date:   Dec 2008

Title:   The link between chronic disease and lifestyle
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The relationship between lifestyle risk factors and some specific chronic diseases and conditions.
Date:   Nov 2008

Title:   Smoking and heart disease
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Cigarette smoking is a major cause of heart attack, stroke and peripheral arterial disease. Nearly 40 per cent of all people who die from smoking tobacco do so due to heart and blood vessel disease. A smoker's excess risk of heart attack reduces rapidly after only one year of not smoking.
Date:   Sep 2008

Title:   Stroke - the risk factors
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Risk factors for a stroke include high blood pressure, cigarette smoking and diabetes. Many strokes are avoidable and are caused by unhealthy diet and lifestyle choices. The most common type of stroke is ischaemic stroke, caused by the interruption of blood to the brain when a blood clot blocks an artery or blood vessel.
Date:   Mar 2008

Title:   Psychosocial interventions for smoking cessation in patients with coronary heart disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Smoking is a risk factor for coronary heart disease and stopping smoking lowers that risk. Psychosocial smoking cessation interventions such as behavioural therapy, telephone support and self-help materials are effective in helping coronary heart diseas...
Date:   Oct 2007

Title:   Brain health in old age - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out which strategies can help you keep your brain active and your memory sharp into old age.
Date:   Apr 2007

Title:   Smoking cessation for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Smoking is harmful for the heart and circulation. People who have had a heart attack or cardiac surgery are at increased risk of further life-threatening heart problems, including death from heart attack. The review found strong evidence that quitting s...
Date:   Aug 2003

Title:   Heart health - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   A healthy heart can help to ensure a long, full life. Learn how you can improve your heart health through dieting, exercising and giving up smoking.
Date:   Mar 2003

Title:   Cardiac rehabilitation
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   This guideline summarises the most up to date New Zealand and overseas evidence applying to coronary bypass and angioplasty patients and makes recommendations for health professionals working in cardiac rehabilitation, primary care providers and health information services.
Date:   Aug 2002

Title:   How to keep your blood pressure healthy
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Why high blood pressure harms health.
Date:   Sep 1997

Title:   Preventing stroke: is it time to change your lifestyle?
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   How diet and exercise can help prevent stroke.
Date:   Sep 1996
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