P-51: Smoking increases the cold pressor mediated arterial stiffness

Cigarette smoking is one of the major risk factors to cardiovascular diseases. To assess the changes of vascular stiffness by smoking, smoking (smoking index > 300) and non-smoking groups (n=20 each group, all male) were exposed to a cold pressor test (CPT; ice water hand immersion) and brachial...

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Published in:American journal of hypertension 2003-05, Vol.16 (S1), p.57A-57A
Main Authors: Nishiyama, Atsushi, Kurata, Yoshito, Niikawa, Osamu, Mohri, Hiroshi, Tsushima, Motoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
arterial stiffness
cold pressor test
Smoking
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Summary:Cigarette smoking is one of the major risk factors to cardiovascular diseases. To assess the changes of vascular stiffness by smoking, smoking (smoking index > 300) and non-smoking groups (n=20 each group, all male) were exposed to a cold pressor test (CPT; ice water hand immersion) and brachial and ankle blood pressure (Bp), ankle-brachial index (ABI), and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) were measured before and after CPT. There was no significant statistical association of background risk factors except smoking between smoking and nonsmoking groups. Brachial and ankle Bp did not show any difference between smoking and nonsmoking groups before CPT, however, ankle systolic and diastolic Bp and ABI were significantly increased in smoking group than in nonsmoking group after CPT (170±14/91±5 vs 186±15/99±5, p
ISSN:0895-7061
1941-7225
1879-1905
DOI:10.1016/S0895-7061(03)00217-6