Impact of smoking cessation counseling among acute myocardial infarction patients on post-hospitalization mortality rates: A systematic review

Abstract

Objective: The current systematic review aimed to assess the impact of smoking cessation counseling (SCC) on patients' short- and long-term mortality after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods: The Cochrane guidelines were used to conduct a systematic review of Medline (PubMed), ScienceDirect, CINAHL Cochrane database, and Google Scholar for studies on the impact of SCC on AMI patients' mortality. Results: Five studies were found to meet the predefined inclusion criteria. Smoker patients were not routinely counseled to quit smoking during their post-AMI hospital stay. Studies showed a reduction in mortality among AMI patients' who received SCC compared with patients who did not receive it. Conclusions: SCC during hospitalization and after discharge is a simple and cost-effective intervention that improves AMI patients' survival.