TY - JOUR
T1 - Smokers undergoing percutaneous coronary revascularization present with fewer narrowings in the target coronary artery
AU - Hasdai, David
AU - Rihal, Charanjit S.
AU - Lerman, Amir
AU - Grill, Diane E.
AU - Holmes, David R.
PY - 1997/11/1
Y1 - 1997/11/1
N2 - Among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary revascularization, cigarette smoking remained associated with fewer lesions in the target artery even after adjusting for age, extent of coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. These findings support the hypothesis that smokers have less active, yet more active, coronary artery disease.
AB - Among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary revascularization, cigarette smoking remained associated with fewer lesions in the target artery even after adjusting for age, extent of coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. These findings support the hypothesis that smokers have less active, yet more active, coronary artery disease.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00641-3
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00641-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 9359553
AN - SCOPUS:0030696177
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 80
SP - 1212
EP - 1214
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 9
ER -