Light cigarette smoking impairs coronary microvascular functions as severely as smoking regular cigarettes

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Güllü H., ÇALIŞKAN M. , Çiftçi Ö., Erdogan D., Topçu S., Yıldırım E., et al.

HEART, cilt.93, ss.1274-1277, 2007 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 93 Konu: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1136/hrt.2006.100255
  • Dergi Adı: HEART
  • Sayfa Sayısı: ss.1274-1277

Özet

Background: Smoking is the most prevalent and most preventable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Smoking low-tar, low-nicotine cigarettes ( light cigarettes) would be expected to be less hazardous than smoking regular cigarettes owing to the lower nicotine and tar yield.