Cigarette Smoke and Inflammation: Role in Cerebral Aneurysm Formation and Rupture

Smoking is an established risk factor for subarachnoid hemorrhage yet the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. Recent data has implicated a role of inflammation in the development of cerebral aneurysms. Inflammation accompanying cigarette smoke exposure may thus be a critical pathway underlyin...

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Published in:	Mediators of Inflammation
Main Authors:	Nohra Chalouhi, Muhammad S. Ali, Robert M. Starke, Pascal M. Jabbour, Stavropoula I. Tjoumakaris, L. Fernando Gonzalez, Robert H. Rosenwasser, Walter J. Koch, Aaron S. Dumont
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2012-01-01
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/271582