Annals of internal medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Predictors of smoking cessation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Results of a randomized trial with 5-year follow-up.
To test the efficacy of a smoking cessation program for inpatients recovering from coronary artery bypass graft surgery and to identify predictors of cessation. ⋯ Even without specific intervention, nearly one half of smokers quit for 5 years after coronary artery bypass surgery. A short inpatient education program did not increase this rate. Future efforts should target the time after discharge and focus on increasing motivation in patients who have repeatedly failed to quit.
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Editorial Comment
Inborn errors of metabolism: a new purview of internal medicine.