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Association between inpatient cardiac rehabilitation and six-month smoking cessation among acute myocardial infarction smokers: a two-year cohort analysis

Ting-Ying KUO, Hui-Fen CHIANG, Gloria YANG, Chih-Hsueh LIN and Wen-Yuan LIN

Hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) creates a highly receptive moment for smoking cessation, as patients often experience heightened vulnerability and motivation to change. Although cardiac rehabilitation (CR) supports lifestyle modification, limited evidence examines the impact of inpatient CR on early cessation outcomes. This study evaluated whether participation in inpatient CR was associated with higher six-month smoking cessation among hospitalized AMI smokers.