Key result
Acutely smoking two cigarettes significantly increased brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity at 5 minutes in both chronic smokers and non-smokers compared with controls (p<0.001).
Why the study?
Does acute cigarette smoking increase arterial stiffness measured by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in healthy men?
Population
100 healthy male subjects, including chronic smokers, non-smokers, and controls.
Comparison
Smoking two cigarettes within 10 minutes. vs Controls who did not undergo the acute smoking…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
60 minutes
Authors
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Acute smoking may increase arterial stiffness; hypothesis-generating for vascular effects and requires randomized confirmation before practice implications.
Does acute cigarette smoking increase arterial stiffness measured by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in healthy men?
p-value: p=<0.001
Acute cigarette smoking significantly increases arterial stiffness, blood pressure, and heart rate, with more pronounced deleterious effects observed in chronic smokers.
Kim et al. (2005) studied Healthy (n=100). Cigarette smoking vs. Controls was evaluated on Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) (p=<0.001). Acutely smoking two cigarettes significantly increased brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity at 5 minutes in both chronic smokers and non-smokers compared with controls (p<0.001).
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