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Can you smoke after heart stent surgery?

I will have heart stent surgery. Can you smoke after heart stent surgery?

2 Answers

Sure. Stephane Leung, MD
Smoking is a very difficult habit to stop. Having said that, the best chance for a long term survival, especially once you have coronary disease is smoking cessation. Can you smoke? Yes. Should you smoke? Absolutely not.