Why the study?
Does cigarette smoking increase oxidative stress in patients with coronary artery disease?
Does cigarette smoking increase oxidative stress in patients with coronary artery disease?
Cigarette smoking increases oxidative damage and reduces antioxidant defenses in patients with coronary artery disease.
May reinforce smoking cessation in CAD; leaves open whether antioxidants mitigate smoking-related oxidative damage.
Smoking as a risk factor for CAD is closely associated with increased oxidative stress, and the number of cigarettes smoked plays an important role in increasing the level of oxidative damage and reducing antioxidant defence.
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