Medicus, Vol. 10 No. 1_Moždani udar, 2001.
Review article
Smoking and Stroke
Nevenka Čop
Abstract
Smoking is a pandemic spread in all layers
of the population. Nicotine, contained in the tobacco smoke,
is markedly addictive. The majority of smokers smoke in order
to fulfill their addictive need for nicotine. Along with creating
addiction, nicotine is responsible for numerous hemodynamic
changes that endanger the functioning of the circulatory system.
All organic systems are affected by harmful activity of
over four thousand chemical compounds inhaled by tobacco
smoke. Most affected are respiratory and circulatory systems.
Besides the mechanisms of the effects of smoking on particular
systems, in the work are accentuated other aspects, as
the features of addiction, reasons for smoking, the danger of
passive smoking, the programs of eradication of smoking,
and physician’s obligations regarding smoking.
Keywords
smoking and vascular changes; nicotine; addiction; principles of eradication
Hrčak ID:
19330
URI
Publication date:
26.1.2001.
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