Effects of acute hypoxic provocation on the autonomic nervous system in 'healthy' young smokers, measured by heart rate variability.

CONCLUSIONS: Smoking probably impairs autonomic regulation in healthy young males and may lead to decreased HRV, even before subjective clinical signs and symptoms appear. PMID: 30778498 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30778498?dopt=Abstract

Source: Cardiovascular Journal of Africa - February 14, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Taralov ZZ, Dimov PK, Terziyski KV, Marinov BI, Topolov MK, Kostianev SS Tags: Cardiovasc J Afr Source Type: research