THE DOUBLE PARADOX: OBESE SMOKERS HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES FOLLOWING PCI FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Lower mortality rates have been described in obese patients following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (obesity paradox) and in smokers with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (smoker's paradox). We sought to evaluate the impact of obesity and smoking on mortality in AMI patients