Smoking status and in-hospital outcomes of ST elevation myocardial infarction patients in a Brazilian public university hospital

Conclusion: Compared to never-smokers and former smokers, current smoking is associated with the occurrence of STEMI at a younger age and with similar in-hospital mortality.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 28, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Hofstadler Deiques Fleig, A., Brixner, I., Colissi, N., Boesing, A., Seehaber, A., Fiori, L., Santos, B., Cardoso, A., Anversa, A., Donadel, M., Aita, S., Silva, M., Marques, C., Vaz, J., Schmidt, M., Gottschall, C., Quadros, A., Marques, M., Abelin, A. Tags: Tobacco, smoking control and health educ. Source Type: research