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Daily assessment of arterial distensibility in a pediatric population before and after smoking cessation

OBJECTIVES: Cigarette smoking is an important modifiable cardiovascular risk factor associated with increased stiffness of the large arteries in adulthood. This study aimed to 1) evaluate arterial distensibility and echocardiographic measures in adolescent smokers before and after participation in a...

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Autores principales: Bassareo, Pier Paolo, Fanos, Vassilios, Crisafulli, Antonio, Mercuro, Giuseppe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3971354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24714828
http://dx.doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2014(04)01