Key result
Smoking cessation in patients with arterial hypertension was associated with restoration of microvasculature parameters toward normal within the first two years.
Why the study?
The effects of smoking cessation on microvasculature parameters in patients with arterial hypertension were little-studied.
Does smoking cessation improve microvasculature parameters in patients with arterial hypertension?
Observational (n=94)
Does smoking cessation improve microvasculature parameters in patients with arterial hypertension?
Smoking cessation in patients with arterial hypertension improves microvascular parameters, with normalization beginning within the first two years.
May support smoking cessation counseling in hypertension; leaves open confirmation in prospective trials.
The article presents the results of the original study on the little-studied issues of the eff ects of smoking cessation on the parameters of the microvasculature (MCB) in patients with arterial hypertension (AH). A total of 94 patients with hypertension with diff erent smoking status (previously smoked, smokers, non-smokers) were examined, and microcirculation was studied in all of them with the direct method of conjunctival video biomicroscopy (CVBM). The positive eff ect of smoking cessation on the MCB parameters involved in the pathogenesis of AH (average diamiter of arterioles, arterialvenular ratio, and number of capillaries per 1 mm2 of conjunctiva surface). We have revealed that the parameter changed by smoking begin to restore back to normal in the fi rst two years after smoking cessation. Revealed correlations between smoking status and AH level in fi nal diagnoses and MCB parameters allow the authors recommending smoking cessation as an eff ective therapeutic measure.
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A 2019 study conducted an observational in Arterial hypertension (n=94). Smoking cessation vs. Current smokers and non-smokers was evaluated on Microvasculature parameters (average diameter of arterioles, arterialvenular ratio, and number of capillaries per 1 mm2 of conjunctiva surface). Smoking cessation in patients with arterial hypertension was associated with restoration of microvasculature parameters toward normal within the first two years.
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