| Nicotine, cigarette smoking and cardiac arrhythmia: an overview. | |
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PMID: 22779085 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Tobacco smoke is the single most important modifiable risk factor for coronary diseases and the leading preventable cause of death in the US. While the effect of cigarette smoking on the progression of atherosclerotic diseases is established and well studied, the role of cigarette smoking on cardiac arrhythmia is less clearly defined. In fact the pathophysiological mechanism of cigarette smoking-induced cardiac arrhythmia is very likely a complex one where the pro-fibrotic effect of nicotine on myocardial tissue with consequent increased susceptibility to catecholamine might play a role. Moreover, other constituents of cigarette smoking, such as carbon monoxide and oxidative stress, are likely to contribute to the generation of arrhythmias. Finally, cigarette smoking may induce coronary artery disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which also might cause arrhythmia independently. The objective of this paper is to summarize the published studies relating to cardiac arrhythmia induced by cigarette smoking, and to identify a pathophysiological mechanism by which cigarette smoking might induce cardiac arrhythmia. |
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Alessandra D'Alessandro; Irina Boeckelmann; Matthias Hammwhöner; Andreas Goette |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: European journal of preventive cardiology Volume: 19 ISSN: 2047-4881 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Prev Cardiol Publication Date: 2012 Jun |
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Created Date: 2012-07-09 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101564430 Medline TA: Eur J Prev Cardiol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 297-305 Citation Subset: IM |
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Section of Occupational Medicine,Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, Magdeburg, Germany. alessandra.dalessandro@med.ovgu.de |
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