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Switching to electronic cigarettes from years of smoking, should nicotine use be stopped altogether with stage c chf?
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CHF : It is a very good idea to get off nicotine if you have chf.
Answered 11/3/2014
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Yes: Congratulations on your decision to quit tobacco use. Nicotine replacement such as nicotine gum/ patches may be used in the short term to help avoid craving, but should be discontinued thereafter.
Answered 5/30/2016
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