Why the study?
Does smoking cessation improve quality of life in patients with coronary heart disease?
Population
240 smokers aged under 76 years admitted for myocardial infarction, unstable angina or coronary bypass surgery
Comparison
Smoking cessation (quitters) vs Sustained smoking
Design
RCT, randomised
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
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Smoking cessation does not improve 12-month quality of life in CHD patients; challenges assumptions of broad symptomatic benefit.
Does smoking cessation improve quality of life in patients with coronary heart disease?
Smoking cessation after a coronary event does not appear to significantly improve health-related quality of life at 12 months compared to sustained smoking.
Quist‐Paulsen et al. (2005) studied this question.