Why the study?
Does 1-week smoking cessation improve ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate variability in normotensive male habitual smokers?
Population
39 normotensive male habitual smokers, mean age 32.5+/-1.0 years
Comparison
1-week smoking cessation vs 1-week smoking period
Design
RCT, The order of the 2 periods was randomized
Follow-up
1 week per period
Authors
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Supports recommending brief smoking cessation to lower ambulatory BP in normotensive smokers; extends causal evidence beyond observational data.
Does 1-week smoking cessation improve ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate variability in normotensive male habitual smokers?
One week of smoking cessation immediately and significantly reduces ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate while improving heart rate variability in normotensive male smokers.
Minami et al. (1999) studied this question.
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