Enfermedades cardiovasculares secundarias al tabaquismo tanto activo como pasivo / Cardiovascular diseases associated to active and passive smoking
Rev. méd. Chile
;
122(5): 556-62, mayo 1994.
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-135465
ABSTRACT
This articles reviews the effects of smoking on the cardiovascular system. Smoking accelerates and aggravates atherosclerosis and increases the risk of coronary artery disease and its clinical manifestations (unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction and sudden death), cerebrovascular diseasea, aortic aneurysms and peripheral artery occlusive diseases. Smoking is considered the most important modifiable risk factor for these diseases. Fortunately, quitting smoking reduces and even normalized cardiovascular risk
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Tobacco Use Disorder
/
Cardiovascular Diseases
/
Smoking
/
Atherosclerosis
Type of study:
Etiology study
/
Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1994
Type:
Article
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