EFFECTS OF SMOKELESS TOBACCO "MARAS POWDER" USE ON MARKERS OF ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION
ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.30, no.5, pp.1151-1158, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 30 Issue: 5
- Publication Date: 2014
- Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1151-1158
- Keywords: Maras powder, smokeless tobacco, flow-thediated dilatation, endothelial function, brachial artery, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, CIGARETTE-SMOKING, CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, BLOOD-PRESSURE, MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, PLATELET ACTIVATION, RISK-FACTORS, DILATION, HEALTHY, SMOKERS
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Aim: To compare brachial artery flow-Mediated dilation (FMD) in subjects who use smokeless tobacco, smoke cigarettes, or do not use any tobacco product.