Impact of smoking status on outcomes of primary coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction—The smoker's paradox revisited
Weisz G, Cox DA, Garcia E, Tcheng JE, Griffin JJ, Guagliumi G, Stuckey TD, Rutherford BD, Mehran R, Aymong E, Lansky A, Grines CL, Stone GW. Impact of smoking status on outcomes of primary coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction—The smoker's paradox revisited. American Heart Journal 2005, 150: 358-364. PMID: 16086943, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.01.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbciximabAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAntibodies, MonoclonalAnticoagulantsComorbidityCoronary AngiographyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsMaleMiddle AgedMortalityMyocardial InfarctionPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsProspective StudiesRecurrenceRiskSmokingSmoking CessationStentsStrokeSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionSmoking statusCurrent smokersSmoker's paradoxCoronary interventionFormer smokersCigarette smokingMyocardial infarctionPrior acute myocardial infarctionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyTriple-vessel coronary diseaseMechanical reperfusion therapyPrimary coronary interventionProcedural success ratePercutaneous coronary interventionTransluminal coronary angioplastyAge-adjusted riskCurrent smoking statusOccurrence of AMITime of presentationLower mortality rateCADILLAC trialLate mortalityPrimary PCI