Key result
Smoking was associated with an eightfold increase in risk for myocardial infarction among patients under the age of 50 compared with non-smokers of the same age.
Why the study?
Does smoking increase the risk of myocardial infarction, particularly in young patients?
Does smoking increase the risk of myocardial infarction, particularly in young patients?
Smoking is a major risk factor for STEMI, particularly in young patients under 50, who face an eightfold increased risk compared to non-smokers.
In their Heart publication, Lloyd et al 1 collected close to 1800 patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in England. They found that smokers were more common in this population (48.5% compared with 22.4%). They found that smoking was exceptionally common in young patients with STEMI (75%). Patients under the age of 50 had an eightfold increase in risk for myocardial infarction (MI) compared with non-smokers their age. This study supports previous studies that have shown the importance of smoking as a major risk factor for young patients with STEMI. As previous studies have shown, on average, …
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Yaron Arbel (2016) conducted an editorial in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) (n=1,800). Smoking vs. Non-smokers was evaluated on Myocardial infarction (MI) (eightfold increase in risk). Smoking was associated with an eightfold increase in risk for myocardial infarction among patients under the age of 50 compared with non-smokers of the same age.
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