A quarter of heart transplant patients start smoking again
31 03 08 - 08:51 More than one in four heart transplant patients start smoking again after their operation.Their disregard for what most recipients view as a precious gift cuts their life expectancy by more than four years, researchers found.
The figures provoked a furious response from more responsible patients last night, who said it was an abuse of the transplant process.
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It's not that surprising, when you consider they only needed the operation due to self-abuse.
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