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- behaviour therapy
- bupropion
- cardiovascular diseases
- directive counselling
- dopamine uptake inhibitors
- smoking cessation
Q In high risk smokers hospitalized for cardiovascular disease, does an intensive behavioural plus pharmacotherapy smoking cessation intervention plus usual care after discharge reduce hospital admissions and mortality more than usual care alone?
Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★★★★☆ Internal medicine ★★★★★★☆ Cardiology ★★★★★★☆ Respirology ★★★★★★☆
METHODS
Design:
randomised controlled trial.
Allocation:
{not concealed*}†.
Blinding:
unblinded.*
Follow up period:
2 years.
Setting:
coronary care unit in a university hospital in Nebraska, USA.
Patients:
209 patients 30–75 years of age (mean age 55 y, 63% men) who were admitted to the coronary care unit with acute coronary syndrome or decompensated heart failure, had smoked for ⩾5 years, and had a Fagerstrom score >7. Exclusion criteria included current alcohol or illicit substance addiction.
Intervention:
an intensive smoking …