Change in left ventricular systolic function in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction: Evidence for smoker's paradox or pseudo-paradox?

Change in left ventricular systolic function in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction: Evidence for smoker's paradox or pseudo-paradox?

Background: The ‘smoker's paradox’ refers to the observation of favorable prognosis in current smokers following an acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the era of fibrinolysis, however, several STEMI studies have demonstrated conflicting results in patients undergoing primary pe...

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Main Authors: Burak Acar, Ozcan Ozeke, Sefa Unal, Mustafa Karakurt, Meryem Kara, Ozgur Kirbas, Fatih Sen, Ahmet Korkmaz, Dursun Aras, Sinan Aydogdu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-11-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Smoker's paradox
Cigarette smoking
ST elevation myocardial infarction
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483216300207

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