Effect of acute cigarette smoking on endothelium-dependent brachial artery dilatation in healthy individuals.
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.
Lekakis
J
J
Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Papamichael
C
C
Vemmos
C
C
Nanas
J
J
Kontoyannis
D
D
Stamatelopoulos
S
S
Moulopoulos
S
S
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