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November 23, 2017Kardiologia PolskaOpen Access

“Heart without smoke” educational campaign — the role of patient education in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease

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Key result

Heart without smoke" campaign linked to 51% smoking cessation at six months post-AMI.

  • n=100

Why the study?

Does a smoking cessation educational programme improve smoking cessation rates in active smokers hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction?

Population

100 consecutive active smokers hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (STEMI or NSTEMI)

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

6 months

Authors

ZSZbigniew SiudakInterventional CardiologyAKAgata Krawczyk‐OżógJagiellonian UniversityITIwona Twarda

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Implication

May support post-MI smoking cessation education; leaves open efficacy without randomized confirmation.

Study Design

Type

Observational (n=100)

Multicenter

No

Structured PICO

Does a smoking cessation educational programme improve smoking cessation rates in active smokers hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction?

P
Population
100 consecutive active smokers hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction, followed for 6 months.
E
Exposure
"Heart without smoke" smoking cessation educational programme
O
Outcome
Smoking cessation at 1-month and 6-month follow-uppatient reported

An educational campaign implemented during hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction achieved a 51% smoking cessation rate at 6 months.

Cite This Study

Siudak et al. (2017) conducted an observational in Acute myocardial infarction (n=100). "Heart without smoke" educational campaign was evaluated on Smoking cessation at 6 months. Participation in the "Heart without smoke" educational campaign was associated with a 51% smoking cessation rate at six months among active smokers hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction.

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Topics

Women and heart disease
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