Smoking intensity and duration is associated with cardiac structure and function: the ECHOcardiographic Study of Hispanics/Latinos.
AUTHORS
Leigh
JA ,
Kaplan
RC ,
Swett
K ,
Balfour
P ,
Kansal
MM ,
Talavera
GA ,
Perreira
K ,
Blaha
MJ ,
Benjamin
EJ ,
Robertson
R ,
Bhartnagar
A ,
Rodriguez
CJ ,
. Open heart. 2017 1 1; 4(2). e000614
- PMID: 28761681 [PubMed].
- PMCID: PMC5515129.
ABSTRACT
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in smokers and this relationship is complicated by the multiplicity of cardiovascular effects of smoking. However, the relationship between intensity and duration of cigarette smoking and echocardiographic measures of right and left ventricular structure and function has been poorly studied.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in smokers and this relationship is complicated by the multiplicity of cardiovascular effects of smoking. However, the relationship between intensity and duration of cigarette smoking and echocardiographic measures of right and left ventricular structure and function has been poorly studied.
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