Objective: To determine the impact of an episode of serious cardiovascular disease on
smoking behavior and to identify factors associated with smoking cessation in this setting …

Background Smoking cessation after myocardial infarction (MI) is an important goal for
secondary prevention of mortality. Whether new initiatives to promote cessation improve …

Background Quitting smoking is the most effective intervention to reduce mortality in patients
with coronary artery disease who smoke. Guidelines for the treatment of tobacco …

BACKGROUND: A hospital admission for a serious cardiac event offers a unique opportunity
for smoking cessation. Understanding the factors that predict and enhance cessation among …

BACKGROUND: Smoking cessation is associated with improved health outcomes, but the
prevalence, predictors, and mortality benefit of inpatient smoking-cessation counseling after …

SETTING This work was undertaken because the naturally occurring epidemiology of
smoking in this population--with smokers rapidly dichotomizing themselves into long-term …

Background Prioritizing and managing multiple behavior changes following a cardiac
hospitalization can be difficult, particularly among smokers who must also overcome a …

The determinants of long‐term smoking cessation were evaluated in 80 patients who
smoked cigarettes and survived a myocardial infarction. All patients underwent a program of …

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the smoking relapse rate among smokers who
had become abstinent during admission for acute coronary syndromes. The association …

Background: Few research studies have evaluated the effectiveness of smoking
interventions in hospitalized patients. This randomized controlled trial compared the efficacy …