Why the study?
Does acute smoking affect arterial blood pressure, heart rate, and peripheral resistance in healthy volunteers?
Does acute smoking affect arterial blood pressure, heart rate, and peripheral resistance in healthy volunteers?
Acute smoking significantly increases heart rate and peripheral resistance without immediately affecting blood pressure in young healthy volunteers.
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Alerts clinicians to acute HR and resistance shifts in smokers; leaves open effects in cardiovascular disease populations.
Mrkaić et al. (2014) studied this question.
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