Abstract
Smoking is the most frequent cause of avoidable premature death. Annually, almost 6million people die due to nicotine consumption. Comparing modifiable cardiovascular risk factors, smoking has the strongest impact on cardiovascular mortality. More than 50% of all premature myocardial infarctions are related to nicotine consumption. Even in patients with known coronary disease receiving optimal medical therapy, there is a remarkable additional preventive effect of smoking cessation detectable. Therefore, smoking cessation is an essential component of primary and secondary prevention strategies. Smoking cessation programs applying a combination of behavior therapy and supporting medical treatment have been demonstrated to be the most effective.
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