After Stent,can I Smoke One Cigerette A Day?

Posted on Tue, 11 Feb 2014

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Tue, 11 Feb 2014 Answered on

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Question : My LAD is stented . I was smoking 10 cigerattes a day . After stent can i smoke one cigeratte a day

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (6 hours later)

Brief Answer: NO Detailed Answer: Dear friend, Welcome to Health Care Magic Smoking should be stopped Immediately, Completely and permanently It has immediate as well as log term bad effects Even the company of smokers (passive smoking) should better be avoided Good luck Take care Wishing all well God bless

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar