Five-year mortality in patients with acute chest pain in relation to smoking habits.

• Smoking is one of the major risk indicators for development of coronary artery disease, and smokers develop acute myocardial infarction (AMI) approximately a decade earlier than nonsmokers. In smokers with established coronary artery disease, quitting smoking has been associated with a more favorable prognosis. However, most of these studies comprised younger patients, the majority of whom were males.

Ämnesord

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Adolescent

Adult

Aged

Aged

80 and over

Cardiovascular Diseases

epidemiology

mortality

Cause of Death

Chest Pain

mortality

Female

Follow-Up Studies

Humans

Male

Middle Aged

Prevalence

Prognosis

Risk Factors

Smoking

adverse effects

Time Factors

Publikations- och innehållstyp

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