Short-Term Cigarette Smoking in Rats Impairs Physical Capacity and Induces Cardiac Remodeling

Despite the strong evidence on the cardiac and renal damages after chronic exposure to cigarette smoke, there is a paucity of data on its short-term effects. The study evaluated the short-term effects of cigarette smoking on left ventricular (LV) remodeling, in vitro myocardial and renal function. F...

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Main Authors: Danilo Sales Bocalini, Rafael da Silva Luiz, Kleiton Augusto Santos Silva, Andrey Jorge Serra, Renata Andrade Avila, André Soares Leopoldo, Ana Paula Lima-Leopoldo, Márcia Regina Holanda da Cunha, Paulo Jose F. Tucci, Leonardo dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2589892