PS237 Acute Effects of Cigarette Smoking on the Right and Left Ventricular Functions Among Chronic and Light Smokers

Cigarette smoking is an independent risk factor for ischemic heart disease and increases the risk of stroke, sudden cardiac death and other causes of cardiovascular mortality but its effect on the cardiac diastolic function still not clear.

Source: CVD Prevention and Control - May 31, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: A.M. Azoz, A.A. Youssef, A.M. Alshehri, M. Yahia, H.A. Shaheen, Y. Farrag Tags: Poster Abstract Source Type: research