Does long-term cigarette smoking impair endothelium-dependent coronary vasodilation?
Long-term cigarette smoking impairs endothelium-dependent coronary vasodilation, independent of coronary atherosclerosis.
Long-term cigarette smoking is associated with impaired endothelium-dependent coronary vasodilation regardless of the presence or absence of coronary atherosclerotic lesions.
Zeiher et al. (Fri,) studied this question.