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EFFECT OF SMOKING ON THE FETAL CORONARY ARTERIES
Author(s) -
LEHTOVIRTA P.,
PESONEN E.,
SARNA S.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica series a :pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0108-0164
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1984.tb04395.x
Subject(s) - coronary arteries , medicine , fetus , cardiology , pregnancy , obstetrics , artery , biology , genetics
The effects of maternal smoking on the fetal coronary arteries were studied in 50 babies who died during the first month of life. The intimal layers of the coronary arteries of babies whose mothers smoked during pregnancy were smaller than those of babies of non‐smoking mothers. The difference was independent of sex, birthweight, heartweight and infection. Tobacco smoking seems to prevent normal development of the intimal layer of fetal coronary arteries.