Smoking and sudden cardiac death in patients with previous coronary artery disease
Active smokers had a 79% higher risk of SCD when compared with nonsmokers. Smoking cessation should be heavily encouraged after ACS. Also, a person's smoking status should be considered in further studies developing SCD and implantable cardioverter defibrillator-benefit risk scores.
Authors
- Juho Tynkkynen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9882-9180)
- Minna Järvensivu-Koivunen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9606-2710)
- Jussi Hernesniemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8111-6421)
Institutions
- Tampere University (FI)
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street (GB)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Published
- 2024-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mca.0000000000001421
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40
Funders
- Foundation for Cardiovascular Research
- Tampereen Yliopisto
- Sydäntutkimussäätiö
- Pirkanmaan Sairaanhoitopiiri
- Pirkanmaan Rahasto