Microvascular abnormalities in asymptomatic chronic smokers: A videocapillaroscopic study

Pancar Yüksel E., Yüksel S., Soylu K., Aydın F.

MICROVASCULAR RESEARCH, vol.124, pp.51-53, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 124
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.mvr.2019.03.004
  • Journal Name: MICROVASCULAR RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.51-53
  • Keywords: Cigarette smoking, Nailfold capillaries, Smoker, Videocapillaroscopy, DEPENDENT ARTERIAL DILATATION, CONNECTIVE-TISSUE DISEASE, CIGARETTE-SMOKING, CAPILLAROSCOPY, DYSFUNCTION, FLOW
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Cigarette smoking is reportedly associated with coronary, cerebral, and peripheral vascular diseases. Nailfold videocapillaroscopy is a noninvasive imaging technique used to examine the microvasculature.