Time to first cigarette after waking and incident heart failure: a dose-response analysis from the UK biobank
Shorter TTFC is independently and dose-dependently associated with a higher risk of incident HF, even after accounting for smoking burden and comorbidities. TTFC assessment may improve HF risk stratification, particularly in younger individuals.
Authors
- Jiahua Wen
- Ling Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4017-8167)
- Huisong Ma
- Zhaohan Yan
- Yunzhao Hu
- Yunying Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7075-6642)
- Yue Cao
- Yuli Huang
- Jianzhao Su
Institutions
- The First People's Hospital of Shunde (CN)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- Southern Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ESC Heart Failure
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eschf/xvag049
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00