For a study, researchers sought to measure the relationship between cigarette smoking and smoking cessation and the prevalence of HFpEF and HFrEF. They used multivariable Cox models to assess the associations of several established cigarette smoking parameters (smoking status, pack-years, intensity, duration, and years since cessation) with physician-adjudicated incident acute decompensated HF in 9,345 ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities) study White and Black participants without a history of HF at baseline in 2005 (age range 61-81 years). There were 1,215 incident HF patients with a median follow-up […]