Smoking is associated with depletion of circulating endothelial progenitor cells and elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressure in patients with coronary artery disease.
Yue
Wen-Sheng
WS
Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
Wang
Mei
M
Yan
Guo-Hui
GH
Yiu
Kai-Hang
KH
Yin
Lixue
L
Lee
Stephen W L
SW
Siu
Chung-Wah
CW
Tse
Hung-Fat
HF
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D042783:Endothelial Cells; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000503:physiopathology; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013234:Stem Cells; D014655:Vascular Resistance