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Smoking has many detrimental consequences on cardiovascular and respiratory functions, which high-quality research shows that preoperative reduction of smoking by using smoking cessation interventions can lead to substantial health benefits 29

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While the data on long term vape usage is more limited, negative effects are already emerging

Although the mechanisms involved in the links seen in this and other studies are unknown, toxic substances from cigarette smoke have been associated with oxidative stress and autoantibody production, and they can directly damage proteins and DNA, the authors wrote

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