Electrocardiographic changes associated with smoking and smoking cessation: outcomes from a randomized controlled trial.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) can be detected and quantified by analysis of the electrocardiogram (ECG); however the effects of smoking and smoking cessation on the ECG have not been characterized.Standard 12-lead ECGs were performed at baseline and 3 years after subjects enrolled in a prospective, r...

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Main Authors: Adam D Gepner, Megan E Piper, Miguel A Leal, Asha Asthana, Michael C Fiore, Timothy B Baker, James H Stein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3633867?pdf=render