Why the study?
Does smoking a cigarette reduce radial artery compliance in human subjects?
Does smoking a cigarette reduce radial artery compliance in human subjects?
Acute smoking causes a marked reduction in radial artery compliance independent of blood pressure increases, demonstrating immediate adverse vascular effects.
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Highlights acute detrimental effects on arterial compliance; leaves open translation to clinical outcomes in broader populations.
Giannattasio et al. (1994) studied this question.
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