Endothelial Dysfunction in Passive Smokers
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Endothelial Dysfunction in Passive Smokers
Nowadays, there is no doubt that exposure to passive smoking leads to well-defined results which are a reversible andfunctional harm of the heart and blood vessels following acute exposure, as well as pathologic alterations that become, in the long run, irreversible lesions of these structures after chronic exposure [1-26]. Therefore, the American Heart Association has included passive smoking ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiology & Current Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2373-4396
DOI: 10.15406/jccr.2014.01.00039