TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of smoking status on outcomes after concomitant aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass graft surgery
AU - Saxena, Akshat
AU - Shan, Leonard
AU - Dinh, Diem Thi Thuy
AU - Reid, Christopher Michael
AU - Smith, Julian Anderson
AU - Shardey, Gilbert
AU - Newcomb, Andrew
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Smoking is not associated with adverse outcomes after concomitant AVRCABG surgery. Smoking status should not, therefore, preclude these patients from undergoing this procedure. Given the adverse effect of smoking on overall cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and late postoperative mortality, patients should be encouraged to quit smoking.
AB - Smoking is not associated with adverse outcomes after concomitant AVRCABG surgery. Smoking status should not, therefore, preclude these patients from undergoing this procedure. Given the adverse effect of smoking on overall cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and late postoperative mortality, patients should be encouraged to quit smoking.
UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24163261
U2 - 10.1055/s-0033-1357083
DO - 10.1055/s-0033-1357083
M3 - Article
SN - 0171-6425
VL - 62
SP - 52
EP - 59
JO - The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
JF - The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
IS - 1
ER -