Journal article
The effect of smoking on arterial stiffness
Abstract
A systematic literature review was conducted using PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library to determine the effect of acute, chronic and passive smoking on arterial stiffness and to determine whether these effects are reversible after smoking cessation. A total of 39 relevant studies were identified and included. Acute smoking was found to cause an acute increase in arterial stiffness. Similarly, passive smoking increased arterial stiffness …
Authors
Doonan RJ; Hausvater A; Scallan C; Mikhailidis DP; Pilote L; Daskalopoulou SS
Journal
Hypertension Research, Vol. 33, No. 5, pp. 398–410
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
May 2010
DOI
10.1038/hr.2010.25
ISSN
0916-9636