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NHLBI Resources
- Atherosclerosis (Health Topics)
- Coronary Heart Disease (Health Topics)
- Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors (Health Topics)
- Heart Disease in Women (Health Topics)
- Peripheral Arterial Disease (Health Topics)
- Physical Activity and Your Heart (Health Topics)
- "Your Guide to a Healthy Heart"
Non-NHLBI Resources
- Smoking (MedlinePlus)
- Smoking & How to Quit (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- Smoking and Tobacco Use (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Smokefree.gov (National Cancer Institute)
Clinical Trials
- Children and Clinical Studies
- Clinical Trials (Health Topics)
- Current Research (ClinicalTrials.gov)
- NHLBI Clinical Trials
- NIH Clinical Research Trials and You (National Institutes of Health)
- ResearchMatch (funded by the National Institutes of Health)
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Clinical trials are research studies that explore whether a medical strategy, treatment, or device is safe and effective for humans. To find clinical trials that are currently underway for Smoking and Your Heart, visit www.clinicaltrials.gov.
March 12, 2013
Benefits of quitting smoking outpace risk of modest weight gain
The improvement in cardiovascular health that results from quitting smoking far outweighs the limited risks to cardiovascular health from the modest amount of weight gained after quitting, reports a National Institutes of Health-funded community study. The study found that former smokers without diabetes had about half as much risk of developing cardiovascular disease as current smokers, and this risk level did not change when post-cessation weight gain was accounted for in the analysis.
The Heart Truth®—a national heart disease awareness campaign for women—is sponsored by the NHLBI. The campaign's goal is to give women a personal and urgent wakeup call about their risk for heart disease.
Every woman has a story to tell and the power to take action to protect her heart health. Share your story with other women on Facebook.
The Heart Truth campaign offers a variety of public health resources to help educate women and health professionals about women’s heart disease.
Learn more about key campaign events, activities, and resources at www.hearttruth.gov.
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