The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon
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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Dec 2008
Comparative StudyLack of correlation between smoking status and early postoperative outcome following valve surgery.
We sought to assess the effect of smoking on early outcome following valve surgery. ⋯ Smoking does not seem to be associated with an increased early postoperative risk in patients undergoing valve surgery. However, because of the known effect of smoking on the risk of cardiovascular disease and because the effect of smoking on long-term survival in patients undergoing valve surgery remains unknown, patients should still be encouraged to quit smoking.