Jump to full article: Medical News TODAY(UK), 2009-06-24
Author: Source: Kim Barnhardt Canadian Medical Association Journal
Intro: Patients admitted to hospital with coronary artery disease are twice as likely to quit smoking after receiving intensive smoking cessation support compared to minimal support, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
The study, a randomized clinical trial, compared intensive intervention with minimal intervention and found that patients admitted for open heart surgery (coronary artery bypass grafts) had significantly higher long-term abstinence rates at 1 year compared with those admitted for heart attacks (acute myocardial infarctions.)
Other factors that contributed to successful long-term smoking cessation included absence of a previous heart attack, postsecondary education and at least some smoking restrictions at home.
The intervention used in the study resulted in the highest rates of 1-year confirmed smoking cessation in previous tests in the US.
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