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Passive tobacco exposure may impair symptomatic improvement in patients with chronic angina undergoing enhanced external counterpulsation

BACKGROUND: The adverse effects of tobacco abuse on cardiovascular outcomes are well-known. However, the impact of passive smoke exposure on angina status and therapeutic response is less well-established. We examined the impact of second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure on symptomatic improvement in patie...

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Autores principales: Efstratiadis, Stilianos, Kennard, Elizabeth D, Kelsey, Sheryl F, Michaels, Andrew D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2553398/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18798998
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-8-23