Acute Effects of Passive Smoking on Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function in Healthy Volunteers

DOĞAN A., Yarlioglues M., Gul I., Kaya M. G., Ozdogru I., KALAY N., ...More

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, vol.24, no.2, pp.185-191, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.10.019
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.185-191
  • Keywords: Passive smoking, Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, Carboxyhemoglobin, Conventional Doppler echocardiography, Doppler tissue imaging, Gender, ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO-SMOKE, CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE, CIGARETTE-SMOKING, CARBON-MONOXIDE, DOPPLER-ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, RISK-FACTORS, EXPOSURE, CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN, DYSFUNCTION, NONSMOKERS
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the acute effects of passive smoking on left ventricular (LV) function in healthy volunteers.