Study Objective: To determine the effect of a nurse-managed intervention for smoking
cessation in patients who have had a myocardial infarction. Design: Randomized, with a 6 …

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

Background. Smoking cessation after myocardial infarction (MI) has been associated with a
50% reduction in mortality but in-hospital smoking cessation interventions are rarely part of …

Background: Questions remain about the importance of smoking and smoking cessation
after incident myocardial infarction. Objective: To assess the association between smoking …

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

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a smoking
cessation program initiated after acute myocardial infarction. Background. The value of …

Objective To determine the effect of smoking cessation on mortality after myocardial
infarction. Data Sources English-and non–English-language articles published from 1966 …

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 …

Tables 1 and 2 review 19 observational studies, exploring differences in mortality or (re-)
infarction between patients who quit or continue smoking after a coronary event [ 6–24] …

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 …