January 1, 2011Heart ViewsOpen Access

Smoking effect on ischemic heart disease in young patients

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Why the study?

Does tobacco smoking increase the risk of nonfatal acute myocardial infarction in young adults (≤45 years)?

Population

1,107 young adults in Aleppo, Syria, comprising 329 incident acute myocardial infarction cases and 778…

Comparison

Tobacco smoking vs Never smoking

Design

Case-control

Discussion

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Implication

Supports smoking cessation counseling in young adults; leaves open prospective confirmation of dose-response and risk normalization.

Structured PICO

Does tobacco smoking increase the risk of nonfatal acute myocardial infarction in young adults (≤45 years)?

Population

1,107 young adults (≤45 years) in Aleppo, Syria, comprising 329 incident acute myocardial infarction cases (287 men, 42 women) and 778 population-based controls (292 men, 486 women).

Intervention

Tobacco smoking (current smoking, including dose-response >25 cigarettes/day, and former smoking)

Comparator

Never smoking

Outcome

Nonfatal acute myocardial infarctionhard clinical

Tobacco smoking is a strong, dose-dependent risk factor for acute myocardial infarction in young adults of both sexes, while smoking cessation normalizes this risk to that of never smokers.

Cite This Study

A 2011 study studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7fa2afeddba99f883e88ad https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-705x.81547

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Smoking effect on ischemic heart disease in young patients

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

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Smoking effect on ischemic heart disease in young patients

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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