Unstable angina / non ST elevation myocardial infarction long-term medical therapy and secondary prevention ACC/AHA guidelines for smoking cessation


 * Associate Editors-in-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S.; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S.

==ACC / AHA Guidelines - Smoking Cessation(DO NOT EDIT) ==

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Class I
1. Smoking cessation and avoidance of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at work and home are recommended. Follow-up, referral to special programs, or pharmacotherapy (including nicotine replacement) is useful, as is adopting a stepwise strategy aimed at smoking cessation (the 5 A’s are: Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange). (Level of Evidence: B)}}