ABSTRACT Background The association between smoking and better clinical outcomes in myocardial infarction patients undergoing fibrinolysis is known as the smoking paradox. The relation between smoking and clinical outcomes after primary angioplasty is controversial. The study aimed to assess the association between smoking and hospital mortality in patients admitted due to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction submitted to primary angioplasty. Methods A single-center registry including all patients submitted to primary angioplasty from January to July 2014. A comparative analysis was carried […]