Coronary collateral circulation: The effects of smoking and alcohol

Abstract Objective The presence or absence of coronary collaterals is of vital importance during acute ischemia. Smoking and alcohol have been suggested to play a role, but data are scarce. We examined the extent to which smoking and alcohol use affect the presence of coronary collateral circulation...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Atherosclerosis 2007-03, Vol.191 (1), p.191-198
Hauptverfasser:	Koerselman, Jeroen, de Jaegere, Peter P.Th, Verhaar, Marianne C, Grobbee, Diederick E, van der Graaf, Yolanda
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Alcohol drinking Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects Angiography Angioplasty, Balloon Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research) Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiovascular Cardiovascular system Cohort Studies Collateral circulation Collateral Circulation - physiology Coronary Angiography Coronary Circulation - drug effects Coronary Circulation - physiology Coronary disease Coronary heart disease Cross-Sectional Studies Female Heart Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Odds Ratio Pharmacology. Drug treatments Smoking Smoking - adverse effects Vasodilator agents. Cerebral vasodilators
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract Objective The presence or absence of coronary collaterals is of vital importance during acute ischemia. Smoking and alcohol have been suggested to play a role, but data are scarce. We examined the extent to which smoking and alcohol use affect the presence of coronary collateral circulation. Methods Cross-sectional study in 242 patients, admitted for elective PTCA. Smoking was defined as past or current. Packyears were calculated and categorized into never-smokers (reference-category):
ISSN:	0021-9150 1879-1484
DOI:	10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.03.021