STUDY: Smoking is Harder on Women's Arteries

According to a news release August 29, 2011 by the European Society of Cardiology, Women who smoke suffer increased damage to arteries over their male counterparts.

Researchers utilized ultrasound to assess the carotid arteries of men and women in Finland, Sweden, France, Italy, and the Netherlands. The study was comprised of 1,893 women and 1,694 men.

As presented, the study concluded that atherosclerosis, a thickening of the arterial walls, was present in both genders of smokers. However, for women, the thickening of the arteries in the neck that carry oxygenated blood to the brain was more than five times greater than in men.

The association of atherosclerosis and smoking was independent of other risk factors including:

• cholesterol
• obesity
• age
• blood pressure
• social class

Lead study author and professor of pharmacology at the University of Milan in Italy, Elena Tremoli said, "The reasons for stronger effect of tobacco smoke on women's arteries are still unknown..."

This study was presented at the European Society of Cardiology meeting and information released to the public came by way of news release. This study has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal and must be acknowledged as such. All findings discussed are considered preliminary at this time.

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