Why the study?
Does chronic smoking impair exercise tolerance and alter the rate-pressure product in young healthy male adults?
Population
93 young, healthy male students selected from a population of 543 students based on age, sex, body mass…
Comparison
Chronic smoking vs Nonsmokers
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Smoking was associated with higher myocardial demand and reduced exercise tolerance in young men; hypothesis-generating, prospective studies needed before practice change.
Does chronic smoking impair exercise tolerance and alter the rate-pressure product in young healthy male adults?
Chronic smoking significantly impairs exercise tolerance and increases myocardial oxygen demand (rate-pressure product) in young healthy males.
Papathanasiou et al. (2007) studied this question.
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