title: Effect of acute cigarette smoking on endothelium-dependent brachial artery dilatation in healthy individuals.
abstract: The effect of short-term smoking on endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent dilatation of the brachial artery was tested in 27 healthy volunteers using high-resolution ultrasound imaging. Short-term smoking led to a significant decrease in endothelium-dependent dilatation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lekakis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Papamichael
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vemmos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nanas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kontoyannis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stamatelopoulos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moulopoulos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014664:Vasodilation