Why the study?
Does smoking cessation improve arterial distensibility and echocardiographic measures in adolescent smokers?
Population
31 young smoking subjects and a control population of healthy non-smokers.
Comparison
Participation in a successful smoking cessation… vs Baseline and healthy non-smoking controls.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 1.4±0.3 years
Authors
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Smoking cessation may partially restore arterial distensibility in adolescent smokers; leaves open effects on long-term cardiovascular outcomes.
Does smoking cessation improve arterial distensibility and echocardiographic measures in adolescent smokers?
Smoking cessation in adolescents improves but does not fully normalize arterial stiffness, highlighting the persistent cardiovascular effects of early tobacco use.
Bassareo et al. (2014) studied this question.
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