Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Varenicline Versus Transdermal Nicotine Patch for Smoking Cessation in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease: a Pilot Randomized Trial
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine if a new drug, varenicline, for smoking cessation is more effective than the standard nicotine replacement therapy aide currently used, "the patch" among smokers hospitalized with coronary heart disease.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects involved in the early lung cancer detection program (Cosmos II) of the European Institute of Oncology.
2. Subjects should have smoked at least 10 cigarettes a day for the past 10 years
3. Subjects that would like to reduce tobacco smoking but are not willing to be followed by a smoking center
4. To have an high motivational scoring (more than 10 points to the motivation questionnaire);
5. Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. symptomatic severe cardiovascular disease
2. symptomatic severe respiratory disease
3. regular psychotropic medication use
4. current or past history of alcohol abuse
5. use of smokeless tobacco or nicotine replacement therapy
6. pregnancy or breastfeeding.
7. Subjects involved in other antismoking program in the current year.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Type 2 diabetic patients (≤ 75 years of age) who are regular smokers (≥10 cigs/day during the past year, with no period of abstinence greater than three months in the past year) and willing to quit.
2. Females of non childbearing potential (surgically sterilized or at least 2 years postmenopausal) who are not nursing may be included. Females of childbearing potential may be included provided that they are not pregnant, not nursing, and are practicing effective contraception.
3. Subjects must be able to be outpatients and be assessed in a clinic setting.
4. Participating subjects must be able to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects currently or within the past 12 months requiring treatment for depression. Subjects with a past or present history of panic disorder, psychosis, or bipolar disorder;
2. Subjects with a current or recent (within the past 12 months) history of alcoholism;
3. Subjects with a requirement to use other medications during the study that might interfere with the evaluation of the study drug (e.g., nicotine replacement therapy);
4. Subjects with a body mass index (BMI) less than 15 or greater than 38, wearing indoor clothing without shoes and determined using the Body Mass Index (BMI);
5. Subjects with evidence or history of clinically significant allergic (except for seasonal allergies at time of dosing), endocrine, gastrointestinal, hematological, hepatic, neurologic, pulmonary, or renal disease or a history of cancer (excluding treated basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma). Exceptions to this exclusion may include subjects with a history of mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and stable thyroid disease.
6. Subjects with a history of clinically significant cardiovascular disease. In addition, subjects with uncontrolled hypertension or a screening or baseline systolic blood pressure greater than 160 mm Hg or a diastolic blood pressure greater than 95 mm Hg will be excluded.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* smoking at least 10 cigarettes/day in the month prior to admission
* patient has been diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome (includes patients admitted for unstable angina or acute myocardial infarction), elective percutaneous coronary intervention, or coronary artery bypass surgery at any point in time
* motivated to stop smoking
* geographically available for follow-up visits (i.e., live within 1 hour of the study centre)

Exclusion Criteria:

* have been using NRT, Zyban (or Wellbutrin), and/or Champix for more than 72 hours
* have serious cardiac arrhythmias (e.g., tachycardia), vasospastic disease (e.g., Buerger's disease, Prinzmetal's variant angina)
* have severe renal impairment or are on dialysis
* unable to read and understand English
* patient is pregnant or breastfeeding or planning on becoming pregnant during the study period
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Current cigarette smoker
* Averages at least 10 cigarettes/day for 5 or more years
* DSM-IV diagnosis of Nicotine Dependence
* Breath carbon monoxide \> 6 ppm
* Motivated to quit: score \> 8 on Contemplation Ladder
* Age \> 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

* Current illicit substance use
* Other tobacco use (e.g., cigar, pipe)
* History of psychosis
* Past or current cardiovascular disease
* Impaired renal functioning
* Pregnancy
* Nursing
* Current treatment for smoking cessation
* Clinically significant depressive symptoms (CES-D \> 16)
* Current suicidal ideation

Answer: C