[Effect of smoking on various cardiohemodynamic indices in patients with angina pectoris and in healthy persons]. / Vliianie kureniia na nekotorye pokazateli kardiogemodinamiki u bol'nykh so stenokardiei i zdorovykh lits.

Instrumental examination of 47 patients with angina pectoris and of 48 healthy individuals, including polycardiography and tetrapolar rheography was used to study the influence of smoking on the cardio-vascular system. Individual reactions to smoking are described as well as the influence of chronic smoking. Changes of cardiohaemodynamic parameters before and after physical exercise showed that the myocardium needs more oxygen. Differences in the influence of smoking on the healthy persons and the patients are due to chronic ischaemic heart disease and myocardial ischaemia.