Arch Intern Med
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Nicotine replacement therapy for patients with coronary artery disease. Working Group for the Study of Transdermal Nicotine in Patients with Coronary artery disease.
Because nicotine can cause adverse cardiovascular effects, we assessed the safety of transdermal nicotine for smoking cessation in patients with coronary artery disease. ⋯ Transdermal nicotine was well tolerated by patients with stable coronary artery disease in this trial.