Komiyama Maki, Hasegawa Koji
National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center Kyoto, Japan.
Eur Cardiol. 2020 Apr 23;15:e16. doi: 10.15420/ecr.2020.11. eCollection 2020 Feb.
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has already evolved into a rapidly expanding pandemic. Risk factors for COVID-19, such as cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes, are all strongly associated with smoking habits. The effects of cigarette smoking on the transmission of the virus and worsening of COVID-19 have been less addressed. Emerging data indicate that smoking history is the major determinant of worsening COVID-19 outcomes. Smoking cessation recovers airway ciliary clearance and immune function. Thus, smoking cessation awareness is strongly encouraged as a public health measure to limit the global impact of COVID-19.
2019年新型冠状病毒病（COVID-19）已演变成一场迅速蔓延的大流行病。COVID-19的危险因素，如心血管疾病、慢性阻塞性肺疾病和糖尿病，都与吸烟习惯密切相关。吸烟对病毒传播和COVID-19病情恶化的影响较少受到关注。新出现的数据表明，吸烟史是COVID-19病情恶化的主要决定因素。戒烟可恢复气道纤毛清除功能和免疫功能。因此，强烈鼓励提高戒烟意识，将其作为一项公共卫生措施，以限制COVID-19对全球的影响。
