Smoking Can Change the Shape of Heart

November 14, 2008 in Latest Updates
Tags: Cigarette, smoking

Prolonged exposure to cigarette smoke can increase levels of the stress hormone norepinephrine and enzymes in the heart that have the potential to reshape the left ventricle, according to new research at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
In a study using rats as as animal model, five weeks exposure to cigarette smoke was associated with [...]