Open AccessCigarette smoking in military pilots and intima-media thickness of the carotid arteries
Author(s) -
Stojan Jovelić,
Zoran Hajduković,
Aleksandra Jovelić,
Slavica Raden
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp0505365j
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , common carotid artery , carotid arteries , cardiology , intima media thickness , risk factor , arterial wall , cigarette smoking , artery , ultrasound , radiology
It is well known that smoking is associated with an increase in arterial wall thickness. However, most studies of this problem have been undertaken in age and sex heterogenous groups, as well as in patients with already present other conventional risk factors. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of cigarette smoking on arterial wall thickness of the common carotid artery in asymptomatic pilots.