Smoking Paradox in Patients Hospitalized With Coronary Artery Disease or Acute Ischemic Stroke
Ali S, Smith E, Reeves M, Zhao X, Xian Y, Hernandez A, Bhatt D, Fonarow G, Schwamm L. Smoking Paradox in Patients Hospitalized With Coronary Artery Disease or Acute Ischemic Stroke. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2015, 8: s73-s80. PMID: 26515213, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.001244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeCoronary artery diseaseVascular risk factorsAdjusted odds ratioHospital mortalityRisk factorsIschemic strokeArtery diseaseOdds ratioProspective population-based studyPast-year smokersResidual unmeasured confoundingPopulation-based studyAge-stratified analysisPotent risk factorPast-year smokingConsecutive patientsMultivariable modelSmokersSmokingPatientsSignificant associationMortalitySubstantial confoundingUnmeasured confounding