Why the study?
Does smoking increase arterial stiffness and alter aortic pressure waveforms in healthy young adults?
Population
185 healthy young adults, including 41 chronic smokers matched for age, height, weight, and gender with 116…
Comparison
Chronic smoking status; acute smoking of 1… vs Nonsmokers; sham smoking.
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
15 minutes (for acute phase)
Authors
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Smoking was associated with higher aortic pressures and stiffness in young adults; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does smoking increase arterial stiffness and alter aortic pressure waveforms in healthy young adults?
Smoking acutely and chronically increases arterial stiffness and aortic systolic blood pressure in young adults, suggesting adverse hemodynamic effects occur early and may be underestimated.
Mahmud et al. (2003) studied this question.
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