Open AccessRelation between tobacco use and urinary excretion of thromboxane A2 and prostacyclin metabolites in young men.
Author(s) -
Åke Wennmalm,
Günther Benthin,
Elisabeth Granström,
Lennart Persson,
AnnSofi Petersson,
S. Winell
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.83.5.1698
Subject(s) - prostacyclin , medicine , thromboxane a2 , urinary system , thromboxane , excretion , endocrinology , physiology , platelet
Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The present study addressed the effect of tobacco use on the formation of two eicosanoids, thromboxane A2 and prostacyclin, which have been implicated in both acute and chronic cardiovascular disorders.
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