Forced Expiratory Volume in the First Second and Aldosterone as Mediators of Smoking Effect on Stroke in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study [Stroke]

Conclusions Our findings suggest that the difference in stroke risk between current and never smokers may develop partially through pathways involving lung function and aldosterone and that the mediation effect through aldosterone is independent of blood pressure.

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Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - January 27, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Wang, W., Shen, G., Shahar, E., Bidulescu, A., Kimberly, W. T., Sheth, K. N., Campbell, B. W., Horbal, S., Correa, A., Griswold, M. E. Tags: Stroke Source Type: research