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Does active smoking influence infarct severity and post-infarction LV remodelling in acutely reperfused STEMI patients?
Does active smoking influence infarct severity and post-infarction LV remodelling in acutely reperfused STEMI patients?
Active smoking in reperfused STEMI patients is associated with increased intramyocardial hemorrhage but paradoxically protects against adverse LV remodeling, unless intramyocardial hemorrhage is present.
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Smoking links to higher IMH yet lower remodeling risk in STEMI; leaves open causal mechanisms and clinical relevance pending prospective confirmation.
Symons et al. (2016) studied this question.
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