The influence of tobacco smoking on the relationship between pressure and flow in the middle cerebral artery in humans.

BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk of stroke but the mechanism is unclear. The study examined whether acute and chronic cigarette smoking alters the dynamic relationship between blood pressure and cerebral blood flow. We hypothesised that acute and chronic smoking wou...

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Main Authors: Karen C Peebles, Helen Horsman, Yu-Chieh Tzeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3744580?pdf=render