MEDICAL SCIENCE
Arterial Stiffness Assessment In Tobacco Chewers And Smokers At Rural Population
by Nitin Raisinghani
ISBN Number : 978 - 93 - 88672 - 60 - 3
Authors Details
| Author Name | Image | About Author |
|---|---|---|
| Nitin Raisinghani |  |
The lead author has various original articles on topics ranging from
general medicine, geriatric medicine, critical care to case reports of
interesting and rare cases of clinical importance in various international
journals with high impact factor. With his keen interest in research and
teaching experience, he has done justice to the requirement of a
Monograph, which caters to the needs of undergraduate as well as postgraduate
students in medicine in regards to smoking and tobacco chewing
as a risk factor in atherosclerosis . |
| Dr. Sunil Kumar |  |
Dr.S.kumar has authored various original articles on topics ranging from
general medicine, geriatric medicine, critical care to case reports of
interesting and rare cases of clinical importance in various international
journals with high impact factor.The author has teaching experience of
more than 16 years in medical college with undergraduate, post-graduate,
doctoral and fellowship courses. He has also completed an advanced
course in medical education technology and has published a paper related
to medical education.With his keen interest in research and teaching
experience, he has done justice to the requirement of a book, which caters
to the curriculum needs of undergraduate as well as post-graduate students in medicine. |
| Dr. Sourya acharya |  |
The lead author has various original articles on topics ranging from
general medicine, geriatric medicine, critical care to case reports of
interesting and rare cases of clinical importance in various international
journals with high impact factor. With his keen interest in research and
teaching experience, he has done justice to the requirement of a
Monograph, which caters to the needs of undergraduate as well as postgraduate
students in medicine in regards to smoking and tobacco chewing
as a risk factor in atherosclerosis . |
| Dr.Aditi Gadegone |  |
The author is an opthalalmologists and has various articles in general
opthalamology The author has teaching experience of more than 6years
in medical college with undergraduate, post-graduate, doctoral and
fellowship courses. |
Book Description
Smoking is known to increase arterial stiffness in adults. Several mechanisms are proposed for the acute increases in blood pressure and arterial stiffness that are seen immediately after smoking. During smoking, the adrenergic mechanism is activated as the nicotine contained in tobacco stimulates the sympathetic nerve terminals, which results in smooth muscle contraction and thus a reduction in arterial distensibility. Impaired nitric oxide production and endothelial dysfunction have also been known to play major roles in altering the mechanical properties of large arteries. Changes in the dynamic properties of arterial wall, including an increase in arterial stiffness, have been suggested as one of the contributing factors for the progression of cardiovascular diseases in smoking adults. A signicant decrease in aortic distensibility was seen after acute smoking in habitual smokers. The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is the ratio of the systolic blood pressure (SBP) measured at the ankle to that measured at the brachial artery.
