Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej
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Pol. Arch. Med. Wewn. · Dec 2022
Smoking cessation after coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention.
Smoking is a crucial modifiable risk factor for coronary artery disease. However, effective support in smoking cessation (SC) and data regarding factors related to SC are still inadequate. ⋯ A substantial number of patients who underwent CA were current smokers, with low SC rates in the follow‑up. A prolonged hospital stay, scheduled second hospitalization, low nicotine dependence but also a high load of pack‑years increased the chances of SC, which underscores the need for intensive and repetitive in‑hospital counseling in the whole population of smokers.