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ArticleSAGE open medicine2023

Unfolding the reality of the smoking paradox in a South Asian cohort of patients presenting with ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Rajesh Kumar, Abdul Hakeem Shaikh, Rameez Ahmed, Maria Noor Siddiqui, Kubbra Rahooja, Kalsoom Chachar, Muhammad Qasim Khan, Maryam Samad, Abiha Urooj, Ali Bin Naseer and 4 more

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Article in SAGE open medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rajesh KumarNational Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6580-7193
Abdul Hakeem ShaikhNational Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan.
Rameez AhmedNational Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan.
Maria Noor SiddiquiNational Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan.
Kubbra RahoojaNational Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan.
Kalsoom ChacharNational Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan.
Muhammad Qasim KhanNational Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan.
Maryam SamadNational Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan.
Abiha UroojNational Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan.
Ali Bin NaseerNational Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan.
Jawaid Akbar SialNational Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tahir SaghirNational Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan.
Sohail KhanNational Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan.
Nadeem QamarNational Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan.
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Smoking is a potent risk factor for coronary artery disease, but there is controversy about its protective nature in terms of prognosis in ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention. So, the main objective of this study is to unfold this controversy in a South Asian population in terms of clinical angiographic parameters and its in-hospital outcomes. Methods: In this study, we included 1756 consecutive patients diagnosed with ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Patients were classified into smokers and non-smokers, and the in-hospital mortality rate was compared. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the paradoxical role of smoking. Results: Smokers were younger (53.78 ± 11.16 years vs 56.43 ± 11.17 years; Conclusions: The paradoxical protective role of smoking is the confounding effect of mainly younger age, less coronary artery disease burden, lower prevalence of diabetes and hypertension, and lower Killip III/IV at presentation.

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primary PCIsmoking paradoxSouth AsianSTE-ACS

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PMID37900968
PMCPMC10612446
OpenAlexW4387985393

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