Objectives: We compared long-term survival after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) of never-
smokers, pre-AMI quitters, post-AMI quitters, and persistent smokers and assessed whether …

Background Cessation of smoking after a cardiovascular event has been shown in Western
countries to have a beneficial effect on clinical events during long-term follow-up. However …

Background: Current smokers have lower mortality following acute myocardial infarction
(AMI) than non-smokers. This is often referred to as the 'smokers' paradox'. Our study …

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

Aims Habitual cigarette smokers, paradoxically, present improved short-term prognosis after
acute myocardial infarction, a phenomenon often termed 'smoker's paradox'. We sought to …

OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine the relationship between cigarette smoking and
outcomes after mechanical reperfusion therapy in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) …

Background Smoking has been causally linked to cardiovascular disease, and smoking
cessation after myocardial infarction (MI) has been associated with a 50% reduction in …

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 …

PURPOSE: To determine the impact of cigarette smoking on the presentation, treatment, and
in-hospital outcomes of patients admitted with the full spectrum of acute coronary …

Background—Smoking cessation after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) decreases the risk
of recurrent AMI and mortality by 30% to 50%, but many patients continue to smoke. The …