TY - JOUR
T1 - Smoking without exception adversley affects vascular structure and function in apparently healthy Chinese: Implimcations in global atheroschlerosis prevention
AU - Thomas, Graham
AU - Chook, P
AU - Yip, TWC
AU - Kwong, SK
AU - Chan, TYK
AU - Qiao, M
AU - Huang, XS
AU - Guo, DS
PY - 2008/1/1
Y1 - 2008/1/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: Both active and passive smoking are prevalent in China but cardiovascular diseases were less prevalent in the past. We studied the current relationship between surrogate atherosclerosis markers and smoking in Chinese. METHODS: Endothelium-dependent flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of brachial artery and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) were measured non-invasively by ultrasound in 616 apparently healthy Chinese (23% smokers), recruited from greater China and the USA. RESULTS: The Chinese smokers had significantly impaired FMD (7.0+/-2.3 vs. 8.2+/-2.5%, p
AB - BACKGROUND: Both active and passive smoking are prevalent in China but cardiovascular diseases were less prevalent in the past. We studied the current relationship between surrogate atherosclerosis markers and smoking in Chinese. METHODS: Endothelium-dependent flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of brachial artery and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) were measured non-invasively by ultrasound in 616 apparently healthy Chinese (23% smokers), recruited from greater China and the USA. RESULTS: The Chinese smokers had significantly impaired FMD (7.0+/-2.3 vs. 8.2+/-2.5%, p
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.11.065
DO - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.11.065
M3 - Article
C2 - 18199502
SN - 0167-5273
VL - 128
SP - 172
EP - 177
JO - International Journal of Cardiology
JF - International Journal of Cardiology
IS - 2
ER -
