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ABSTRACT: Background and objectives
Smoking is well-established as a risk factor for coronary artery disease. However, recent studies demonstrated favorable results, including reduced mortality, among smokers, which are referred to as the "smoker's paradox". This study examined the impact of smoking on clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).Methods
Patients with AMI undergoing PCI between 2004 and 2014 were enrolled and classified according to smoking status. The primary endpoint was a composite of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) including cardiac death, myocardial infarction, stroke, and revascularization.Results
Among the 10,683 patients, 4,352 (40.7%) were current smokers. Smokers were 10.7 years younger and less likely to have comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, stroke, and prior PCI. Smokers had less MACE (hazard ratio [HR], 0.644; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.594-0.698; p<0.001) and cardiac death (HR, 0.494; 95% CI, 0.443-0.551; p<0.001) compared to nonsmokers during the 5 years in an unadjusted model. However, after propensity-score matching, smokers showed higher risk of MACE (HR, 1.125; 95% CI, 1.009-1.254; p=0.034) and cardiac death (HR, 1.190; 95% CI, 1.026-1.381; p=0.022). Smoking was a strong independent predictor of lung cancer (propensity-score matched HR, 2.749; 95% CI, 1.416-5.338; p=0.003).Conclusions
In contrast to the unadjusted model, smoking is associated with worse cardiovascular outcome and higher incidence of lung cancer after adjustment of various confounding factors. This result can be explained by the characteristics of smokers, which were young and had fewer comorbidities.
SUBMITTER: Lee SN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8022024 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lee Su Nam SN Choi Ik Jun IJ Lim Sungmin S Choo Eun Ho EH Hwang Byung Hee BH Kim Chan Joon CJ Park Mahn Won MW Lee Jong Min JM Park Chul Soo CS Kim Hee Yeol HY Yoo Ki Dong KD Jeon Doo Soo DS Youn Ho Joong HJ Chung Wook Sung WS Kim Min Chul MC Jeong Myung Ho MH Ahn Youngkeun Y Chang Kiyuk K
Korean circulation journal 20210401 4
<h4>Background and objectives</h4>Smoking is well-established as a risk factor for coronary artery disease. However, recent studies demonstrated favorable results, including reduced mortality, among smokers, which are referred to as the "smoker's paradox". This study examined the impact of smoking on clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).<h4>Methods</h4>Patients with AMI undergoing PCI between 2004 and 2014 were e ...[more]