Smoking is 1 of several major pathogenetic factors for coronary atherosclerosis and
ischemic heart disease. One third of acute myocardial infarctions (AMIs) has been attributed …

A population of 2955 patlents admitted to the hospital with acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
was followed for 1 year after AMI or until death. Smokers as compared to nonsmokers were …

Ci igarette smoking is one of the most potent risk factors for cardiovascular disease, with
smokers having a 70% excess death rate from coronary heart disease (CHD). 1 In 1985 …

Objective: To evaluate the effect of tobacco smoking on the risk of nonfatal acute myocardial
infarction in young adults (≤ 45 years). Patient and Methods: We conducted a population …

Objectives. This study sought to compare the relation between smoking and the 30-day and
6-month outcome after acute myocardial infarction in an Israeli nationwide survey …

Cigarette smoking produces endothelial dysfunction, constricts blood vessels, activates
platelets, creates a chronic inflammatory state, and causes dyslipidemia (1). These effects …

Nine hundred and seventy eight patients with a first documented myocardial infarction were
studied to detect smoking related differences in clinical profile and in-hospital outcome. The …

A prospective follow-up study was carried out to investigate the relation between smoking
and risk of death after an acute myocardial infarction. The study consisted of male patients …

Smoking is an important risk factor for atherosclerotic heart disease, but several studies
have shown smoking to be associated with a favourable prognosis in patients who have …

Background Cigarette smoking is a major contributor to the risk of acute myocardial
infarction and the subsequent morbidity and mortality. Physicians can play an important role …