Cigarette somking cessation among Jordainans after sustaining acute coronary events: the impact of undergoing coronary revascularization

ABSTRACT

we studied the rate of cigarette smoking cessation among jordanians who sustained acute coronary events and whether undergoing coronary revascularization would predict a higher rate of quitting smoking. Materials and methods in a two year period, smokers who were admitted for acute coronary events [unstable angina and myocardial infarction] were followed up for 6-120 months after the event to study their smoking behavior [i.e. continued smoking or smoking cessation of 397 patients [mean age 55 years, 97% were men] only 22.7% quit and the remaining 77.3% continued to smoke at the end of the follow up period. Smoking cessation was significantly higher among patients who had coronary revascularization than among those treated medically [32.8%vs.l4.8% respectively, p=0.0002]. Smoking cessation, however, was not dependent on whether the patients had undergone percutaneous or surgical revascularization [31.1%vs. 35.2% respectively, p=0.57] the rate of smoking cessation among Jordanians who sustained acute coronary syndrome is low even if they had a cardiac revascularization procedure