While wearing a transdermal nicotine patch as a smoking cessation tool does not increase the risk of a patient developing cancer, nicotine in any form has serious health implications, and can impact the heart
Babies breastfed by smoking mothers have a higher risk for increased body weight and developing obesity
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Factors that predict AF after flutter ablation include LA enlargement, 19-21 inducible AF at the time of flutter ablation, 22 , 23 interatrial conduction time, 24 prolonged HV interval, 25 COPD, 26 obstructive sleep apnea, 20 and HATCH (hypertension, age 75 years, TIA or stroke, COPD, heart failure) score