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Young Hearts Hit Hard by Smoking
April 18, 2007

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Research Summary

Researchers say that smoking takes a silent but significant toll on the health of the hearts of young smokers, Reuters reported April 12.

A team of Polish scientists found that smoking seems to impair the heart's ability to relax between beats, reducing the ability of the heart to pump blood. The conclusions were drawn from a study of 66 healthy 20- to 40-year-olds, using ultrasound scans. Half the group was comprised of smokers who consumed 10-25 cigarettes per day.

Researcher Barbara Lichodziejewska and associates at Warsaw Medical University said that the impairment of the left ventricle of the heart was an early sign of serious heart problems.

The study appears in the April 2007 issue of the journal Chest.

 Reference:
Lichodziejewska, B., et al. (2007) Chronic and Acute Effects of Smoking on Left and Right Ventricular Relaxation in Young Healthy Smokers. Chest, 131(4): 1142-1148; doi: 10.1378/chest.06-2056.
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