Why the study?
Does smoking acutely and chronically increase arterial stiffness as measured by baPWV and CAVI in male smokers?
Population
170 male active smokers undergoing routine health checkups in Japan.
Comparison
Smoking 1 cigarette and chronic smoking assessed… vs Baseline before smoking; internal comparison by…
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
Immediate (acute study)
Authors
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Acute smoking was associated with increased baPWV and CAVI; CAVI's chronic correlation leaves open its superiority for smoking-related stiffness assessment.
Does smoking acutely and chronically increase arterial stiffness as measured by baPWV and CAVI in male smokers?
Smoking acutely and chronically increases arterial stiffness, and CAVI is a useful blood pressure-independent index for evaluating smoking-induced arterial stiffness.
Kubozono et al. (2010) studied this question.
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