吸烟与血管内皮损伤

Cigarette smoking and cardiovascular endothelial damage

越来越多的体内和体外研究表明 ,吸烟会损伤血管内皮 ,发生冠心病的危险性增加。

The accumulated endothelial dysfunction evidence both in vivo and in cell culture systems links cigarette smoking with increased risk for coronary heart disease. But the precise components of cigarette smoke responsible for this cardiovascular endothelial damage and the mechanisms by which cigarette smoking exerts its effect have not been elucidated yet.