Jump to full article: theheart.org (ca), 2009-06-22
Intro: Cardiac patients were twice as likely to successfully quit smoking if they received intensive in-hospital counseling plus follow-up support vs only minimal in-hospital counseling, in a recent study [1].
Among patients hospitalized for CABG or MI who were smokers, 54% who received the intensive counseling protocol vs only 35% of patients who received minimal support were confirmed nonsmokers one year after discharge.
Unfortunately, counseling patients about quitting smoking--which research has shown can greatly reduce the risk of a subsequent cardiovascular event--is often neglected by cardiologists, author Dr Ellen Burgess (University of Calgary, Calgary, ON) told heartwire.
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The study is published in the June 23, 2009 issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
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