Tabaquismo e Infarto agudo al Miocardio

Abstract

The most important measure to prevent a new acute coronary event in a smoking patient is cessation of smoking. To achieve this goal, brief counseling should be conducted according to the Guidelines for Clinical Practice of Smoking Treatment, Chile 2017 in the hospitalized patient as soon as possible, and the cessation of the addiction must be extended post-discharge by referral to a center where intensive smoking cessation is performed.