Why the study?
Does smoking cessation within one month reduce five-year all-cause mortality in myocardial infarction survivors who smoke?
Population
532 consenting myocardial infarction survivors who were identified as smokers and completed questionnaires…
Comparison
Smoking cessation within one month of myocardial… vs Persistent smoking
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
over five and a half years
Authors
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May support immediate cessation advice post-MI; leaves open causal confirmation in randomized trials.
Does smoking cessation within one month reduce five-year all-cause mortality in myocardial infarction survivors who smoke?
Smoking cessation within one month of a myocardial infarction nearly halves the odds of dying over five years, reinforcing the critical importance of universal cessation advice.
Greenwood et al. (1995) studied this question.
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