Methods to enhance smoking cessation after myocardial infarction.
The evidence linking smoking and coronary artery disease is quite strong, and there is also a positive relationship between smoking cessation and reduction in cardiovascular disease risk. Nicotine replacement therapy and bupropion are effective treatments for smoking cessation and are most effective when combined with behavioral counseling. Intensive multicomponent interventions that include a case-management component have produced the highest smoking cessation rates for patients who suffer a myocardial infarction.
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Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. michael.goldstein.b@bayer.com
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D001521:Behavior Therapy; D016642:Bupropion / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009538:Nicotine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D016540:Smoking Cessation
D016642:Bupropion; D009538:Nicotine