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Provides mechanistic rationale for smoking cessation; leaves open targeted therapies pending interventional trials.
This review highlights the pathophysiological mechanisms, including oxidative stress and interstitial fibrosis, by which cigarette smoking and nicotine compromise cardiac function.
Hu et al. (2013) studied this question.
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